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MDEC program could raise court filing fees
Maryland’s top judge will brief the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday afternoon about the Judiciary’s program for appointing attorneys to provide counsel to indigent defendants at initial bail hearings before district court commissioners.
Commission: General Assembly should abolish ‘inherently unfair’ bail system
A Maryland commission on pretrial reform Friday called on the state to stop requiring people to post bond after arrest as a condition of being released from custody before trial.
Pretrial issues on lawmakers’ docket
What does the Maryland General Assembly do when its desire to save money collides with a constitutional obligation to fund counsel for indigent people at initial bail hearings?
