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Casi O’Neill works at the heart of Maryland’s youth legal system, but she rarely does her job. If she did, the specially trained social worker hired by the Maryland Office of the Public Defender would be assessing the complex needs of children charged with low- to moderate-level crimes.
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Instead of diverting some of the hundreds of children charged with less serious crimes away from the system the first time they land in trouble, Casi O’Neill spends the bulk of her time triaging tee...The pardons apply to over 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for cannabis possession and more than 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Moore called this “the largest such action in our nation’s history” at an Annapolis news conference Monday morning.
In historic move, Wes Moore issues pardons for over 175K misdemeanor cannabis convictions
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Gov. Wes Moore issued more than 175,000 pardons for misdemeanor cannabis possession and use convictions Monday morning.This evidence underscores the fact that we don’t have to return to a punitive playbook in the face of recent crime upticks.
Incarceration and Crime: A Weak Relationship – The Sentencing Project
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Crime rates and incarceration levels are not closely related. We don’t need to rely on mass incarceration to promote community safety.Attorney General Brown today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general advocating for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to standardize the federal rules on screening public housing applicants with criminal records.
Members serve on seven work groups focused on these topics:
Education, workforce development and economic opportunity;
Prison, jail and detention facility reform;
Promoting successful re-entry and preventing reincarceration;
Criminal law and sentencing reform;
Health and human services;
and law enforcement policies and practices.
Group making gains on recommendations to reduce mass incarceration - Maryland Matters
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The goal is to complete a rough draft of recommendations by August and then a final report by January.Maryland’s Correctional Ombudsman bill was signed into law today by Governor Wes Moore.
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As pandemic eases, share of Black inmates in Maryland prisons peaks - Maryland Matters
As pandemic eases, share of Black inmates in Maryland prisons peaks - Maryland Matters
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'The liquor store was open during COVID, but not the reentry programs,' an advocate notes.Comment on Facebook 'The liquor store ...
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.
Companies giving second chances to formerly incarcerated people get funding
Companies giving second chances to formerly incarcerated people get funding
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County leaders will reimburse businesses that hire returning citizens through Employ Prince George’s.Comment on Facebook County leaders will ...
“What we know is that these investments not only enhance the lives of the people that we invest in, but they also bring something great to our communities and to our businesses,” Alsobrooks said in an interview.
