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Well-known Baltimore arabber shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers Well-known Baltimore arabber Bilal Abdullah was shot by members of the Baltimore Police Department near Penn North around 7:30 yesterday evening and pronounced dead at Shock Trauma at 11:14 p.m.  BPD ...

Well-known Baltimore arabber shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers
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Friday 6/20 at 6pm there will be a rally and march in honor of Baltimore Arabber Bilal Abdullah. Backstory baltimorebeat.com/well-known-b...

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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%

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 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

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 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%

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)

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

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.

As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during May 2025.

Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials.

Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.

Thank you again for following along. We do this so that more people can get a glimpse into the realities of the courtroom.

Data is a tool in the toolbox.

And we need all the tools to build.

#FreeThemAll

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%

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 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

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 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%

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)

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

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.

As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during April 2025.

Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials.

Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.

Thank you again for following along. We do this so that more people can get a glimpse into the realities of the courtroom.

Data is a tool in the toolbox.

And we need all the tools to build.



#FreeThemAll

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%

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 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

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 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%

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)

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

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.

As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during March 2025.


Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials.

Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.

Thank you again for following along. We do this so that more people can get a glimpse into the realities of the courtroom.

Data is a tool in the toolbox.

And we need all the tools to build.

#FreeThemAll

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%

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 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

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 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%

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)

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

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.

As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during February 2025.

Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials.

Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.

Thank you again for following along. We do this so that more people can get a glimpse into the realities of the courtroom.
Data is a tool in the toolbox.
And we need all the tools to build.
#FreeThemAll

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%

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 of HWOB for 67% of the hearings, electronic monitoring for 25% of the hearings, 0% released on recognizance with supervision, and the remaining 8% given another outcome or held sub curia

The same data in the last image but as a bar graph

JUDGES:
In 67% of the 12 observed hearings, the judge ordered a legally innocent person to live in a cage. 25% of the total hearings ended with the judge ordering a person to be electronically monitored every second of their life until trial.

A line graph showing HWOB rates over time from the last 3 years, plus january of 2025 – all years overlap very closely between lows of 67% and highs of >90%

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)