Prosecutors, defense lawyers reach deal to release some jail inmates; SJC has not ruled on plan

The Supreme Judicial Court is mulling a compromise proposal between prosecutors and defense attorney organizations that would facilitate the release of certain individuals being held on bail in state jails in order to lower the population behind bars during the coronavirus threat.The agreement, which between the two sides was presented Tuesday to the SJC during a nearly four-hour hearing conducted via video and phone, would keep those accused of serious crimes in custody. […]