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Report validates Baltimore prosecutor’s decision to cut ties with mayor’s safety office
An independent review lends credibility to Ivan Bates’s decision to cut ties with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s public safety office.
State Del. Caylin Young charged with misdemeanor assault
State Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City, was charged with misdemeanor second-degree assault after allegedly punching a woman in the chest early in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
MD commission recommends ending automatic charging of kids as adults
Maryland’s juvenile justice commission recommended ending the state’s practice of automatically charging children as adults in certain cases.
Trump issues series of pardons for politicians, union leader, rapper, more
President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons to a former congressman, a governor, a rapper known as “NBA YoungBoy” and more.
Baltimore anti-violence program affected by cancellation of DOJ grants
The Department of Justice is canceling ongoing grants, affecting hundreds of organizations, including an anti-violence program in Baltimore.
MD expands expungement law and parole reforms
Gov. Wes Moore signed into law an expansion of Maryland’s expungement process, among other criminal justice bills.
Prosecutors push Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform
A group of more than 100 former and current prosecutors and law enforcement officials is calling on President Joe Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform.
Jails emptied during the COVID-19 pandemic. Should they stay that way?
Criminal justice reformers argue that the COVID-19 pandemic of the past year proved there is no need to keep so many people locked up in the U.S.
Researchers find racial disparities across court system
Black and Latino defendants in Massachusetts are more likely than white defendants to be locked up for drug and weapons offenses and get longer sentences than white people sent to prison for similar crimes, researchers at Harvard Law School said in a report released Wednesday.
Journalists, advocates sue judiciary members over broadcast ban
A group of journalists and nonprofits is asking a federal court to declare unconstitutional Maryland’s law against broadcasting lawfully obtained recordings of criminal proceedings. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. […]
Prosecutors seek prison for dealers, treatment for victims in opioid crisis
As the opioid crisis rages in Maryland, prosecutors are continuing to develop and hone strategies to get help for those in need while also punishing distributors contributing to the problem.
Increasing prison sentences – by any name or number – won’t stem violence
In response to various legislative proposals from Gov. Larry Hogan, Maryland is on a fast track to pass a poorly conceived law that, if enacted, will grow Maryland’s prison population […]
