Detroit Overhauls Facial Recognition Policies After Wrongful Arrest

City settles lawsuit with Robert Williams, implementing stricter guidelines to prevent future misidentifications.

Detroit will pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, wrongfully arrested due to facial recognition errors.
New policies prohibit arrests based solely on facial recognition matches or photo lineups from such searches.
Police must now disclose facial recognition flaws and require independent evidence to corroborate matches.
An audit will review cases from 2017 to 2023 where facial recognition was used in arrests.
Officers will receive training on the technology's limitations and its higher misidentification rates for people of color.