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Bill to centralize Minnesota pretrial data laid over after testimony on information gaps
Summary
Senate File 1908 would require local jails and the Department of Corrections to provide existing pretrial data to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission for statewide analysis; researchers and advocates said lack of centralized pretrial data prevents policymakers from answering basic questions about bail, pretrial detention and disparities.
Senate File 1908, presented April 2, would require local jails and the Department of Corrections to deliver pretrial data already stored in their systems to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, which would analyze the information and report to the Legislature.
Senator Uma Vervetta (bill sponsor) said Minnesota lacks a standard, centralized pretrial data system and that local data are scattered across multiple systems. “The lack of pretrial data presents an obstacle for those of us that are working to understand and…
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