The State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning on a petition to release from custody thousands of people both held on bail and convicted of crimes including rape and murder.
The petition says it is because of the threat of Covid 19.
The Cape and Islands DA’s office calls it a hearing that has more sweeping and fundamental implications for public safety than any hearing in the court’s history.
That hearing is set for 10 this morning.
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