The 18 recommendations from the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC) aim to fix the imbalance in state sentencings: Black residents accounted for 32% of Maryland’s population in 2023, but about 71% of those incarcerated in the state’s correctional facilities, the group notes.
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A group tackling mass incarceration in Maryland released recommendations Thursday and plans to produce a report by next month, in time for the General Assembly to possibly take them up as legislation ...History Made: Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC)
Passes Recommendations to Address Mass Incarceration of Black
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Today’s 18 recommendations are designed to tackle long-seeded issues that have contributed to Maryland’s high incarceration rates and racial disparities throughout the legal system. They are the culmination of a pioneering partnership between Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue. who, together, established the MEJC in October 2023.
In Baltimore, Black residents tend to be hit the hardest by public health crises, but results from a community survey released Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University show that income level and educational attainment are more powerful than race at predicting whether a Baltimorean has lost someone close to them from a drug overdose.
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In Baltimore, Black residents tend to be hit the hardest by public health crises. But results from a community survey released on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University show that income level and educ…As pandemic eases, share of Black inmates in Maryland prisons peaks - Maryland Matters
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The coronavirus pandemic caused a historic drop in Maryland’s prison population. But after the state of emergency ended and prisons filled again, the share of Black incarcerated people reached a five-year-high late last year, a Capital News Service data analysis has found.
The act’s supporters say all it does is extend rights to children that adults already have in a state that has one of the biggest racial disparities in juvenile incarceration in the country. And that’s why Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland chair, Democratic Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins of Montgomery County, says they’ll defend it fully this year from any attempts to change it.
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2022 law extends rights to children, but prosecutors have since claimed that it hurts criminal investigations.Attorney General and Public Defender Form Historic Partnership to Launch Groundbreaking Initiative Committed to Reducing Mass Incarceration of African Americans and Other Marginalized Groups
BALTIMORE, MD (October 25, 2023) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Public Defender Natasha M. Dartigue today announced the creation of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC), a new initiative dedicated to reducing the mass incarceration of African Americans and other marginalized groups in Maryland prisons and jails. The goal is to examine the scope and causes of this crisis, and to develop a comprehensive plan for reform and recommendations by January 2025.
“The disproportionate mass incarceration of Marylanders, felt most starkly in the African American community, is a devastating trauma in our State that demands our immediate
and abiding attention and resolve,” said Attorney General Brown. “It is a sad reality that the vast majority of people who have been removed from communities across the
country and put behind bars are Black. The formation of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative will bring together experts from the criminal justice system, academia,
government, and the community to identify the underlying causes of this crisis and develop a roadmap for reform. I’m honored to launch this historic collaboration with
Public Defender Dartigue.”
“As the first-ever advocacy partnership between the Attorney General and Public Defender, the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative will bring renewed focus to the development and implementation of meaningful reform in the criminal legal system and will amplify the voices of the marginalized communities in more expansive ways. I applaud Attorney General Brown for prioritizing the elimination of mass incarceration, and for taking the bold step to partner with OPD to get this critical work done. We hope that the historic magnitude of this partnership inspires the significant changes that are urgently needed,” said Public Defender Dartigue. “I am thankful for the expertise of our diverse group of community stakeholders and their willingness to join us in this endeavor to address the crisis of mass incarceration and its particularly harsh impact on Black communities and other marginalized populations.”
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Soft on crime initiatives serve the criminals and ensure reduced incarcerations, yet incarcerated felons don't reoffend. When are our legislators going to get real about protecting the law abiding??? Keeping felons OUT ON THE STREET to what end???
