As the 2025 session wraps up, I’m proud to partner with Public Defender Natasha Dartigue and the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative to support reforms that bring dignity to aging and ill incarcerated individuals, offer second chances, and expand legal help for renters.
Press release: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2025/040925c.pdf
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Senate, House approve Second Look Act in quick succession, send it to governor - Maryland Matters
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Just hours after the Senate approved the Second Look Act, the House on Thursday quickly accepted Senate amendments to the bill that gives a second chance to long-serving incarcerated individuals and s...marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/some-offenders-were-victims-first-its-time-to-pass-the-second-look...
Some offenders were victims first; it's time to pass the Second Look Act - Maryland Matters
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Courts often ignore the fact that women convicted of crimes related to their own gender-based victimization were victims long before they became criminal defendants. Leigh Goodmark says it's time to p...marylandmatters.org/2025/03/15/second-look-act-clears-key-hurdle-in-house-as-it-advances-toward-t...
Second Look Act clears key hurdle in House as it advances toward the Senate - Maryland Matters
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A bill that would let some inmates ask a judge to reduce their jail time after they have served decades cleared a preliminary vote in the House of Delegates Saturday.marylandmatters.org/2025/03/14/maryland-equitable-justice-collaborative-returns-to-reiterate-its-...
Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative returns to reiterate its points - Maryland Matters
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The Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative released a report on racial disparities in the criminal justice system -- just months after an initial report that led to legislation. Advocates said they'...marylandmatters.org/2025/03/14/house-oks-parole-reform-expanded-pdab-gets-senate-approval-more-po...
House OKs parole reform, expanded PDAB gets Senate approval, more political notes - Maryland Matters
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The House approves one of several parole reform measures, a proposed expansion of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board wins an OK from a second chamber, more political notes.marylandmatters.org/2025/02/25/lamentable-policy-of-automatically-trying-some-juveniles-as-adults...
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It's past time for Maryland to change its "lamentable" policy of automatically sending juveniles charged with certain crimes to be tried in adult court, a policy that benefits neither the youth nor th...marylandmatters.org/2025/02/24/amid-flurry-of-parole-reform-measures-are-two-that-tackle-the-paro...
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Amid high-profile proposals to make it easier for long-serving inmates to seek sentence reductions and make work safer for parole agents are two efforts that supporters say are no less important: Refo...
