Massachusetts Prosecutors Are Using 'Dangerousness' Holds to Keep People Incarcerated Pretrial

“Statewide, hearings for 58A holds rose nearly 20 percent between fiscal years 2018 and 2019, according to data from Massachusetts Trial Court. Hearings for 58A holds are also up another 10 percent during the first quarter of the current fiscal year.“

The Appeal

October 23, 2019