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This piece thoroughly examines the extreme racial disparities in pretrial detention and 58A requests.
But there's a math error in this video: boston25news.com/news/lawmakers…
By these numbers, the percent of district court cases in Suffolk with a dangerousness hearing is 2.2%, not .02%.
But there's a math error in this video: boston25news.com/news/lawmakers…
By these numbers, the percent of district court cases in Suffolk with a dangerousness hearing is 2.2%, not .02%.
That said, a bigger problem: the figure has a misleading denominator.
80% of MA cases involve a lead misdemeanor charge. The *vast* majority of misdemeanors are *statutorily ineligible* for these hearings.
The denominator should be cases with *eligible* offenses, not all cases.
80% of MA cases involve a lead misdemeanor charge. The *vast* majority of misdemeanors are *statutorily ineligible* for these hearings.
The denominator should be cases with *eligible* offenses, not all cases.
Getting those numbers right matters because it allows for a more precise investigation into @DAKevinHayden's claim that his office uses these hearings judiciously.
They routinely file them on possession offenses without any individualized assessment of the particular defendant.
They routinely file them on possession offenses without any individualized assessment of the particular defendant.
