Show HN: Can code change our probation system? https://ift.tt/3fX7Rfi

Show HN: Can code change our probation system? Hey HN, I made FinishProbation.com to help people who have to take UAs everyday. It's an app that helps people complete their probation sentence. The app will notify you when you need to take a drug test (supporting over 20 states) and includes a probation progression tracker. My first experience with probation was when I was eighteen. My best friend's life was turned upside down by his marijuana possession charge. This charge would not have been as severe in today's times, but the punishment ruined his educational future and his emotional stability. He felt that he was trapped in a disorganized cycle and it was hard for him to see the end. This would later drive me on a mission to code FinishProbation for offenders like my buddy who was overwhelmed by his probation sentence. To reduce the mental stress and toll that probation brings. And this is done by reducing the fear of missing a drug test with notifications, seeing the days left to finish probation and spreading the word on how to get early termination. This app has helped the mental state of being on probation already a few people in Michigan and I trying to see if it can be adopted in courts across America. I believe if this gets adopted in the courts, then it leaves room for other ways for code to innovate our courts and outdated government process like a newly wed changing their last name. (don't get me started on my wife's journey through that) There's so much that can be updated with better processes in this world. If someone's head is on fire, and you hand them a brick, they will use a brick to put out that fire. So let's stop using bricks! Jules https://ift.tt/3rRNfKG January 25, 2022 at 07:28AM