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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%.
https://twitter.com/KerryKavanaugh/status/1659036894091526145
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.
And @DAKevinHayden should get critical questions about this because as @RepChynahTyler said last year during the budget fight when Gov. Baker pitted increased jailing against #NoCostCalls, 90% of people Suffolk prosecutors try to jail are people of color!
https://twitter.com/CourtWatchMA/status/1553330894328528898?s=20
We've been talking about racism in prosecutorial requests for 58A hearings & pretrial detention in #mapoli for years.
It's really important to understand who is being detained in the name of safety, even though in reality jail makes us all less safe.
It's really important to understand who is being detained in the name of safety, even though in reality jail makes us all less safe.
https://twitter.com/CourtWatchMA/status/1215300285385494529?s=20
Every few years someone writes a bombshell report about the alarming, continuing increase in 58A hearings, but they often leave out the racism issues.
Thank you to @boston25 @KerryKavanaugh @ReporterMarina for making that a centerpiece of your story.
Thank you to @boston25 @KerryKavanaugh @ReporterMarina for making that a centerpiece of your story.
https://twitter.com/CourtWatchMA/status/1639994068976513027?s=20
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