The Bill has unanimously passed the Senate with bipartisan support. On April 1st, there will be a hearing before the…
Dr. Carmen Johnson
Just before he was beaten nearly to death, Dominetreous Anthony was requesting a jury trial.
The singer-songwriter discussed how she started court watching and her work with an organization dedicated to promoting the practice around the country
During this critical legislative session in Maryland, we authored a significant piece of legislation, SB0036, and its corresponding bill, HB0565, titled “Maryland Deaths in Custody Oversight Board.” This pivotal bill is designed to establish an Oversight Board that will introduce a new era of transparency and accountability regarding the unfortunate deaths occurring within Maryland’s correctional facilities. Its purpose is to actively reduce the alarming number of fatalities that persist within our prisons, jails, and detention centers.
A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of the Death in Custody Reporting Act
is a project of The Leadership Conference Education Fund (The Education Fund) and the Project
on Government Oversight (POGO).
In the U.S., court hearings are generally public. This was intended to ensure that justice was administered in the open…
Chopping it up with Chairman Blumberg and his commissioners today at the parole commission in a 2-hour meeting – trying to free our people through parole.
In the United States, we owe formerly incarcerated people. This fact is abundantly clear when you evaluate the status quo. A person who completes their sentenced punishment after being found guilty has paid their debt to society. Unfortunately, laws across the country force formerly incarcerated people to continue to pay for their misconduct long after their release from the criminal legal system. These collateral consequences of incarceration are often unrelated to the person’s crime and dramatically hinder the reentry process. Cultural stigma, legal discrimination, and enhanced trauma describe the reality for hundreds of thousands of people in America because “free” society continues to make formerly incarcerated people pay. Hence, we owe them.