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Impact of Supreme Court opinion on asset forfeiture unclear in Maryland

February 26, 2019 Comments Off on Impact of Supreme Court opinion on asset forfeiture unclear in Maryland

The U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington. The Constitution says you can’t be tried twice for the same offense. And yet Terance Gamble is sitting in prison today because he was prosecuted separately by Alabama and the federal government for having a gun after an earlier robbery conviction. The Supreme Court is considering Gamble’s case Thursday, Dec. 6, and the outcome could have a spillover effect on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Last week’s unanimous Supreme Court decision that the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause applies to the states is garnering praise, but it is unclear how much the decision’s impact will be felt in Maryland, where legislators have been chipping away at ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: 3 alarms about Baltimore police reform

July 26, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: 3 alarms about Baltimore police reform

Three recent documents concerning the Baltimore Police Department should be required reading for anyone who cares about our city.

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Editorial Advisory Board: No end in sight

June 14, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: No end in sight

‘It’s wrong to conflate police reform and the crime control problem but it’s also a mistake to discount how much the focus on crime control and the quick fixes that are being proposed threaten to upset efforts to change how policing is done in Baltimore,’ says David Jaros, a criminal law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. (Photo illustration by Maximilian Franz)

We are sick and tired of this circus atmosphere that seems to have become the standard operating procedure of the Baltimore Police Department.

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Increasing prison sentences – by any name or number – won’t stem violence

March 8, 2018 Comments Off on Increasing prison sentences – by any name or number – won’t stem violence

Inmates in a pretrial holding block last year during a tour of the Baltimore City Detention Center prior to its closing. Some people arrested in the unrest following the death of Freddie Gray were held for two days without an initial appearance; others received bail amounts they could not afford. (Maximilian Franz / The Daily Record)

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 with little impact on our safety. The full Senate on ...

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Editorial Advisory Board: Time for change at BPD

March 1, 2018 Comments Off on Editorial Advisory Board: Time for change at BPD

In this March 31, 2016, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Officer Jordan Distance stands on a street corner during a foot patrol in Baltimore. Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being presented Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Baltimore Police Department is in a time of crisis. Ineptitude and corruption exist at many levels in the department. It is time for systemic change. Crime has soared since the 2015 Freddie Gray uprising, police overtime is out of ...

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Hogan renews push for legislative redistricting reform

March 3, 2017 Comments Off on Hogan renews push for legislative redistricting reform

Jennifer Bevan-Dangle, executive director of Maryland Common Cause, speaks Friday on behalf of redistricting reform urged by Gov. Larry Hogan. (The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz)

ANNAPOLIS — Seeking to rally support for the creation of an independent, non-partisan committee to handle redistricting, Gov. Larry Hogan Friday called the state’s current partisan redistricting process “disgraceful” and lambasted the legislature for not acting to implement reforms. Hogan has made passage ...

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After Freddie Gray cases, little in black and white

December 20, 2016 Comments Off on After Freddie Gray cases, little in black and white

Reforming the criminal justice system remains a thorny topic in Baltimore nearly five months after all charges were dropped against the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray. But legal observers of the trials agree faith in ...

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Md. boosts funding for hospital data-sharing

October 15, 2014 Comments Off on Md. boosts funding for hospital data-sharing

State health officials on Wednesday approved $2 million in additional funding for the entity that collects and analyzes hospital data.

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MedStar partners with West Health Institute

August 20, 2014 Comments Off on MedStar partners with West Health Institute

MedStar Federal Hill.(Photo submitted by Medstar)

MedStar Health announced Wednesday a broad collaboration with the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, a medical research nonprofit in Washington, to experiment with various care delivery and payment reforms.

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Saint Agnes to unveil hub for primary care in Catonsville

July 1, 2014 Comments Off on Saint Agnes to unveil hub for primary care in Catonsville

After nearly six years, Saint Agnes Hospital’s vision for a centralized hub of community-based primary care services is finally falling into place.

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