Executive Office of the Trial Court, Trial Court Department of Research and Planning, Massachusetts Court System
Dashboard of cases with one or more dangerousness hearings under M.G.L. Chapter 276, Section 58A. In a dangerousness hearing, the prosecution asks that the defendant be held without bail for up to 120 days. This data is compiled and updated quarterly by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.
Trial Court Department of Research and Planning, Executive Office of the Trial Court, Massachusetts Court System
Initial release decisions in criminal cases in the District and Boston Municipal Courts. Data is grouped by fiscal quarter, offense type, and decision type (release on recognizance, release on bail, held with bail, and held without bail). Also includes defendant demographics. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.