Pregnant Woman's Arrest Spurs a Change


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His comments came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged Detroit police to stop using the technology. Woodruff was identified as a suspect in a January robbery and carjacking through facial-recognition technology. He said two captains must review arrest warrants when facial technology is used in a case, among other changes. Woodruff's lawsuit says facial recognition identified her, though the victim had never described the carjacker as visibly pregnant. "We recognize we have to do better and there will be accountability on this mistake," White said.