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Maryland high court defers to legislature, rejects rule to reduce youthful offenders’ sentences
Maryland’s top court rejected a proposal to give circuit court judges discretion to reduce the life sentences of convicts who committed their crimes before age 25 and who have served at least 24 years in prison.
Maryland high court sets limits for transferring juvenile cases to adult court
Top court says public safety does not outweigh accused young offender’s amenability to rehabilitation in deciding if he or she should be tried as adult.
Maryland high court rejects rule to reduce young adult offenders’ sentences
Maryland’s top court on Monday returned to the state judiciary’s rules committee a proposal to give circuit court judges discretion to reduce the life sentences of convicts who committed their crimes before reaching age 25 and who have served at least 24 years in prison. Court of Appeals judges voiced concern that the proposed rule […]
GBC: Lower job barriers for citizens with criminal records
Baltimore-area business, civic and nonprofit leaders, in a new report, are advocating for the removal of barriers to jobseekers with criminal records, something second-chance advocates say is part of a surprising shift in attitudes in recent years. The Coalition for a Second Chance’s findings, released Thursday, are intended to serve as a blueprint of strategies […]
