China is systematically embedding AI into its entire criminal justice system (arrests → prosecution → sentencing → imprisonment), with mandatory deployment timelines and provincial data integration. The United States faces constitutional barriers that prevent equivalent centralized systems, creating fundamentally different risk profiles for abuse.
This document analyzes:
- Scale and integration of AI in China's cities and justice system
- Documented incidents of extrajudicial abuse via AI in China
- Constitutional, legal, and institutional barriers preventing US equivalent