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A person’s racial or ethnic group, economic background, or native language must not affect sentencing, punishment while in prison, access to education and job opportunities, parole, or re-entry supports.- Doing What Works
Our state’s criminal justice system should be accountable for using the practices that have been shown to reduce the likelihood of crimes and recidivism. For example, we know that family ties and visitors can reduce recidivism, so it is important that people who are incarcerated are assisted to maintain these critical connections with community.- Good Stewardship
Where sensible use of state resources can strengthen our communities to help them prevent crime – for example, through evidence-based programs for at-risk youth – we think this is a better use of our money than lengthy incarceration.- Second Chances
We believe that people can change. Given opportunities and support, people who have been incarcerated can choose to return to their communities and families as productive citizens.- Accountability
The state criminal justice system should maintain the data needed to be accountable to citizens. For example, it should be prepared to report on the racial and ethnic group of people in solitary confinement, the length of solitary confinement, and the alternatives to solitary confinement; the number of incarcerated persons who speak languages other than English and how the system is addressing communication issues; the mental health status of persons incarcerated and the measures taken to assist them in recovery.- Opportunities for Change
Many people involved with the criminal justice system have experienced trauma, are mentally ill, or have become addicted to substances. Others have learning disabilities, have never learned to read, or are developmentally impaired. We believe in access to treatment, in-prison opportunities, and community supports to help individuals turn their lives around.- Community Safety
We believe in safe, healthy communities. We believe all of us are safer when we use evidence-based interventions at every phase of involvement in the criminal justice system. We are all safer when:- sound community programs are available to prevent crime (for example, mentoring programs for at-risk youth);
- first offenders receive evidence-based interventions that help them avoid further involvement (for example, a diversion to treatment or mediation where appropriate);
- those who are incarcerated have opportunities to turn their lives around (for example, through fully funded NA and AA programs and opportunities to learn a skill); and
- returning citizens do not face barriers to finding treatment, jobs, and housing and are fully supported in their transition to community life so they never go back to prison.
Websites of Interest
The Ungers: A Matter of Time
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Initiatives – 2018
…Education Act. See: http://www.ma4jr.org/ban-the-box/ Expungement: Work with the Job Opportunities Task Force to support for expanded expungement laws. See http://www.ma4jr.org/expungement-unit-rule/ Certificate: Lobby to expand the “certificate of rehabilitation” statute, currently… Continue reading
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Initiatives – 2022
…communities to help them succeed. https://www.ma4jr.org/reentry-council/ Expungement: Work with the Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF) to support the REDEEM Act and other expanded expungement laws. See http://www.ma4jr.org/expungement-unit-rule/ Collateral Consequences: Removing… Continue reading
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Discipline Practices in Schools
…individuals in the circle are given a chance to freely express their feelings about what happened between them. (4:30 minutes). Freeman, C. (2011, May 27). Introducing restorative justice for Oakland… Continue reading
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BeyondConfinement-Parole
Demystifying and Reforming Maryland’s Parole Policies and Practices Moderator: Olinda Moyd, Esq., Board Member, Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform Speakers: Gordon Pack, Advocate, Prepare Parole Keith Wallington, Director of Advocacy,… Continue reading
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Prosecutors
…can be found on MAJR’s website Will this work? Information is essential if democracy is to work. But the effectiveness of a set of survey questions depends entirely on whether… Continue reading
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certificates
…See, for example, Reentry.net, Serving people from arrest to reintegration: https://www.reentry.net/ The Council of State Governments Justice Center: https://csgjusticecenter.org/projects/integrated-reentry-and-employment-strategies/ The Sentencing Project’s web section on collateral consequences: http://www.sentencingproject.org/issues/collateral-consequences/ The website… Continue reading
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Workgroup-1031
…is available from DPP regarding successful reentry of those with criminal convictions? Comments: More data needed. After covering the written seven questions on hand-out, other questions were posed and comments… Continue reading
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Prosecutor Questions
…questions that those candidates could address. Responses to a survey like this will give voters a much clearer idea about the positions of candidates and, hopefully, understand the possibilities of… Continue reading
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2024 – Other Legislation
…Behind the Walls HB0855 Other Legislation Opposed by MAJR Initiative Category House Bill Senate Bill Hearings Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024 (Second offense 10 years) Sentencing HB0041 Motor… Continue reading
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workgroup-0926
…Points and Questions Members broke out into small groups to complete an exercise prepared by the Judge Alexander Williams, Jr., of the Center for Education, Justice and Ethics. The purpose… Continue reading
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