Ontario, Canada, is being sued over an AI system that classifies inmates and allegedly funnels Black inmates into maximum-security facilities

Ontario faces a class-action lawsuit over SAFER, an AI tool used since 2021 to score inmates and set security levels.

Advocates say the system disproportionately labels Black prisoners as higher risk, pushing more of them into maximum-security facilities.

The province has acknowledged bias concerns for Indigenous inmates, but Black inmates have not received the same safeguards.

Officials and watchdogs warn the tool lacks transparency and accountability, raising broader concerns about AI in criminal justice.