Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/31/18
Opponents of the governor’s crime package vowed to fight Hogan’s proposed bills to promote mandatory minimum sentences for repeat handgun offenses, to limit access to parole and to try more juveniles as adults. ... See MoreSee Less
ACLU, allies vow to fight Maryland Gov. Hogan's proposals to get tough on crime
The Maryland ACLU and a coalition of allies came together Tuesday to call for the defeat of Gov. Larry Hogan's package of crime bill, charging that they revive the unsuccessful strategies of the 1980s...- Likes: 2
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Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/31/18
Hope and the longing for reward lay at the heart of every human endeavor; in its absence, there is no incentive for anyone to change. These men and women continue to demonstrate they deserve a meaningful opportunity at release in spite of their circumstance. Quoting the esteemed Frederick Douglass: “Power concedes nothing without a demand, it never did and it never will.” ... See MoreSee Less
Guest Commentary: Remove Politics From the Parole Process
By Walter Lomax On June 2, 1993, Rodney Stokes who was in the work release and family leave programs committed murder-suicide. On June 3, 1993, the people in those programs serving parole-eligible …Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/31/18
“These bills would bloat our prisons, waste precious taxpayer dollars and exacerbate existing racial disparities that permeate every aspect of our criminal justice system,” said Toni Holnes of the MD ACLU. ... See MoreSee Less
ACLU, allies vow to fight Maryland Gov. Hogan's proposals to get tough on crime
The Maryland ACLU and a coalition of allies came together Tuesday to call for the defeat of Gov. Larry Hogan's package of crime bill, charging that they revive the unsuccessful strategies of the 1980s...Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/29/18
"This year, a state judge finally granted Montgomery the right to a parole hearing, which was scheduled to take place last month. But on the day of the hearing, the board voted to postpone it while the board and the state attorney general fight over how many board members need to be present to hear the case under a new state law. The board said it hoped to meet again in 60 days, but no hearing has been scheduled." ... See MoreSee Less
Not even the Supreme Court can get this 71-year-old man out of prison
Two years ago, the justices said Henry Montgomery should be let out of prison. He's still there.Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/29/18
"Nearly 5 million people are on probation and parole — twice as many as are behind bars — and that being under supervision actually makes imprisonment more likely as probation and parole officers detect and reincarcerate people for ticky tack fouls." ... See MoreSee Less
A probation explosion keeps too many chained
We often talk about solving mass incarceration by sending fewer people to jail pre-trial and fewer to prisonMaryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/27/18
"The poll found that 85 percent of Americans believe that the goal of the criminal justice system should be rehabilitation, not punishment." ... See MoreSee Less
Here Are 5 Criminal Justice Reform Measures That Americans Say They Support
A new poll says voters want change. They can get it if they truly want it.Comment on Facebook A new poll says ...
One problem is that bills for these reforms get block by those who set the agenda, either for committees or for whole legislative bodies. It boggles the mind how much power one person can get in a democracy, even a representative one.
Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/26/18
“There’s no individual assessment, there’s no opportunity to ask for review of the housing in solitary,” ALCU Legal Director Vic Walczak said. “You’re in there until death do us part.” ... See MoreSee Less
Death Row Inmates Sue Over PA’s Solitary Confinement Policy
Pennsylvania is being sued by five inmates for a blanket policy that keeps all death row prisoners in solitary confinement. The American Civil LibertiesMaryland Alliance for Justice Reform
01/26/18
There are five bills getting hearings Tuesday and Thursday on using citations instead of arrests, loosening the gubernatorial bottleneck on parole for lifers, reforming juvenile justice, and two bills on inmate education.
There are also four bills MAJR is opposed to getting hearings soon, including two tough on crime bills, a bill to increase sentences for certain crimes, and worst of all a bill to bring back the death penalty.
Please check out the bills on our website, and contact your senator and delegates to let them know what you think about them. ... See MoreSee Less