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- Fairness
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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citations
…21st Century Policing (2015): http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/taskforce_finalreport.pdf International Chiefs of Police, Citation in Lieu of Arrest (2016): http://www.iacp.org/Portals/0/documents/pdfs/IACP%20Citation%20Final%20Report%202016.pdf National Conference on State Legislatures, Citation in Lieu of Arrest (2013): http://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/citation-in-lieu-of-arrest.aspx National Institute… Continue reading
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Juvenile Interrogation (2022)
…Appeal, March 2021. https://theappeal.org/juvenile-right-to-attorney-police-interrogation-maryland-state-legislation/ National Registration of Exonerations http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Age%20and%20Mental%20Status%20of%20Exonerated%20Defendants%20Who%20Falsely%20Confess%20Table.pdf The Juvenile Interrogation Protection Act (SB0053/HB0269) https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0269?ys=2022RShttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0053?ys=2022RS Redlich D, Goodman GS. Taking Responsibility for an Act Not Committed: The Influence of… Continue reading
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Initiatives – Archive
…legislation over the past few years. Again here is our history: Legislation – 2024 Other Legislation -2024 Legislation – 2023 Legislation – 2022 Legislation – 2021 Legislation – 2020 Legislation… Continue reading
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Advocate Workshop
…Marie LaFerriere The Maryland General Assembly has a nice website: bills, tabs on schedule, calendar, committee schedules for both house and senate, legislature listing and contacts by district, voting records,… Continue reading
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JROB-2017-11
…the audit guidelines to be carried out by Auditor General. Victim Information Notification Everyday (VINE) allows victims to call a toll-free number or visit a website. There are 5 services…. Continue reading
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JRA – Trends
…justice resources on dangerous offenders.” Nonpartisan research groups also support the program. For example, see: https://csgjusticecenter.org/jr/ and http://www.vera.org/project/justice-reinvestment-initiative In addition, progressive organizations such as the Urban Institute, The Sentencing Project,… Continue reading
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Behavioral Health
…16 percent with “serious mental illness” as the proportion of all Maryland inmates in state prisons and local detention centers. https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/maryland ; also https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/2013-diversion-study.pdf Other studies suggest that inmates with… Continue reading
Crisis Response and Intervention
…State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy “Study on Alternatives to Incarceration” http://msccsp.org/Files/Reports/Alternatives_to_incarceration_Jan2018.pdf NAMI’s National Public Policy Document: https://www.nami.org/getattachment/About-NAMI/Policy-Platform/Public-Policy-Platform-up-to-12-09-16.pdf Baltimore Public Behavioral Health System Gap Analysis, Final Report, December 2019 https://www.baltimorepolice.org/baltimore-public-health-system-gap-analysis… Continue reading
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Justice Reinvestment Act – Contents
…go to: http://www.ma4jr.org/jra-summary/ To view the Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform’s index to the JRA: http://www.ma4jr.org/jra-index/ To see the legislative initiatives of the Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform: http://www.ma4jr.org/initiatives/ To… Continue reading
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footnotes
…the inmate population: According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, cited in www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/jpi/cc_md.pdf. reduce these rates to 28% and 23%: See comparison of states’ recidivism statistics: http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/legacy/uploadedfiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/reports/sentencing_and_corrections/StateRecidivismRevolvingDoorAmericaPrisons20pdf.pdf at pp. 11-13 Justice… Continue reading
