Grandmother jailed 108 days after facial recognition got it wrong
Ellsworth Toohey 4:44 pm Thu Mar 12, 2026
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Fargo police had identified her as a bank fraud suspect using AI facial recognition software. The software was wrong.
Lipps spent nearly four months in a Tennessee jail without bail — classified as a fugitive, she had no hearing, no interview, nothing. North Dakota officers didn’t retrieve her until October 30, 108 days after the arrest.
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Sorry, but which politicians and bureaucrats are going to jail for 108 days?
In another great example of “justice” (habeas corpus for me but not for thee), this lady lost everything due to a “software error”. Even a modest amount of investigation would have prevented this.
Hope she gets a good lawyer and can penetrate “qualified immunity”!
Argh!
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