See MAJR’s Issue Brief: https://www.ma4jr.org/police-powers/
Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
10/30/23
No one is served by a child’s false confession: The perpetrator of the crime remains unidentified, an innocent young person is locked up, and our communities are no safer. ... See MoreSee Less
Commentary: Attacks on interrogation law ignore what we know about children
Maryland must uphold recently enacted legal protections for children who are subject to interrogation by police, say Jessica Feierman, an attorney and senior managing director at the Juvenile Law Cent...- Likes: 0
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Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
05/02/23
"Besides building trust between residents and police officers, Smith said the hope is for the police boards to analyze complaints that could decrease legal action and settlements because of police misconduct." ... See MoreSee Less
Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
03/18/23
"Independent studies have shown that felony murder is disproportionately, and overwhelmingly, used to lock up black and brown people." ... See MoreSee Less
A Teen Got 55 Years After Cops Killed His Friend. He Might Be Coming Home.
LaKeith Smith is finally being resentenced. But he’ll face the same Alabama judge who sent him to prison for felony murder when cops killed his friend.Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
03/08/23
The chamber debated for nearly 90 minutes about Senate Bill 290, sponsored by Judicial Proceedings Chair William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery), which would give the investigative division exclusive authority to prosecute police-involved deaths. ... See MoreSee Less