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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases.

"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Hill at 67%, and Judge Schreiber at 55%, making the average across all judges 57%
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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JUDGES:

In 57% of the 14 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 36% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 57% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 36% of the hearings, 7% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 0% given another outcome or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd):

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus July of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between the 70-80% mark, but with a low of 57% and some highs of >90%
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 14  hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 10 times, or in 71% of the hearings.
Table that shows prosecutors requested 71% of the 14 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 29% were electronic monitoring, 0% were deferred to court, and 0% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases.

"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Hill at 67%, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey at 86%, and Judge Schreiber at 17%, making the average across all judges 58%
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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JUDGES:

In 58% of the 19 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 37% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 58% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 37% of the hearings, 5% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 0% given another outcome or held sub curia
 The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd): 

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus June of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between the 70-80% mark, but with a low of 57% and some highs of >90%
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 19  hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 17 times, or in 90% of the hearings.
Table that shows prosecutors requested 90% of the 19 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 5% were electronic monitoring, 5% were deferred to court, and 0% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases. 



"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge DePietro at 0%, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey at 0%, and Judge Schreiber at 67%, making the average across all judges 29%
June 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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JUDGES:

In 29% of the 14 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 50% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 29% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 50% of the hearings, 14.3% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 7.1% given another outcome or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
June 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd):

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus May of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between the 70-80% mark, but with a low of 57% and some highs of >90%
June 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 14  hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 8 times, or in 57% of the hearings.
Table that shows prosecutors requested 57% of the 14 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 21% were electronic monitoring, 7% were deferred to court, and 14% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
June 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases. 

"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Phinn at 40%, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey at 100%, and Judge Schreiber at 67%, making the average across all judges 70%
May 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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JUDGES:

In 70% of the 27 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 19% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 70% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 19% of the hearings, 7% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 4% given another outcome or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd):

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus April of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between lows of 67% and highs of >90%
May 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 27  hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 20 times, or in 74% of the hearings.
Table that shows prosecutors requested 74% of the 27 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 11% were electronic monitoring, 7% were deferred to court, and 8% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases. 



"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Ausby at 40%, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey at 67%, Judge Schreiber at 0% and Judge Hill at 75%, making the average across all judges 50%
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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JUDGES:

In 50% of the 22 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 41% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 50% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 41% of the hearings, 4.5% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 4.5% given another outcome or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd):

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. 



Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus March of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between lows of 67% and highs of >90%
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 22  hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 8 times, or in 86% of the hearings.
Table that shows prosecutors requested 86% of the 22 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 5% were electronic monitoring, 9% were deferred to court, and 0% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd):

While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases. 

"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Hill at 20%, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey at 33%, Judge Schreiber at 67% and Judge Tanner at 36%, making the average across all judges 36%
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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JUDGES:

In 64% of the 11 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 36% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.
A table showing Judge's decisions of HWOB for 36% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 64% of the hearings, 0% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 0% given another outcome or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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PROSECUTORS (cont'd):

This graph shows the historic HWOB request rates made the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

Blue = 2022 (SA Mosby)
Yellow = 2023 (SA Bates)
White = 2024 (SA Bates)
Purple = 2025 (SA Bates)
A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus February of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between lows of 67% and highs of >90%
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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PROSECUTORS:

Of the 11 hearings observed, prosecutors asked that the defendant be forced to live in a cage until trial 8 times, or in 73% of the hearings.
able that shows prosecutors requested 73% of the 11 hearings be held without bond (HWOB), where 27% were electronic monitoring, 0% were deferred to court, and 0% were given another outcome such as postponement or held sub curia The same data in the last image but as a bar graph
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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JUDGES (cont'd): While there may be general boundaries of judicial rulings, individual judges can make choices that are wildly different than each other, even when presented with similar cases. 
"Judicial discretion" is an important concept to always keep in mind.
A table showing Judge's decisions, broken down by judge. The key point is how often a judge chose HWOB, with Judge Hill at 71%, Judge, Schreiber at 33% and Judge Tanner at 100%, making the average across all judges 67%
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM