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Public defender warns expansion of dangerousness detention risks racial disparities and harms
Summary
A public defender and other witnesses opposed bills to expand pretrial 'dangerousness' detention, citing research that pretrial detention increases subsequent re-arrest and exacerbates racial disparities; prosecutors urged several limited additions to predicate offenses in technical amendments.
The Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard competing testimony on H.1691 and related bills that would expand the circumstances under which prosecutors can seek pretrial detention on grounds of dangerousness.
Jeff Garland of the Committee for Public Counsel Services testified in strong opposition to expanding detention authority. Garland cited research showing pretrial detention increases the probability of future re-arrest and can magnify racial disparities. “One study…
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