https://civic.mit.edu Creating Technology for Social Change Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:54:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://civic.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2018/03/cropped-CivicMedia_Symbol_K_RGB-32x32.png https://civic.mit.edu 32 32 https://civic.mit.edu/2020/01/19/give-your-smart-devices-the-silent-treatment-with-this-hardwear-kit/ Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:54:00 +0000 https://civic.mit.edu/?p=2629 “Go Ahead, I’m Listening…” — Siri Ever had a conversation with a friend, only to see a related ad on your social media feed some hours later? You’re not alone. Everyone I’ve spoken to in the past months has a story to share. “I was talking about needing a break from work… next thing I know, I get an ad for plane tickets on Instagram!” “A friend and I were talking about a new acquaintance […]]]> https://civic.mit.edu/2019/01/31/linkedout-codesigning-societal-reentry-with-returning-citizens/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 23:24:49 +0000 https://civic.mit.edu/?p=2422 December 2018 saw the passing of the First Step Act, a bipartisan-supported criminal justice reform bill. Some of its provisions included: easing up mandatory minimum sentences, relaxing the “three strikes” rule to 25 years instead of life imprisonment, enabling inmates to earn “good time credits” and “earned time credits” that can be counted towards early release or transition to halfway houses/home confinement.[1] Though it represents a hopeful shift in criminal justice reform in the US, […]]]>