Union officials representing correctional officers and other frontline employees in prisons across Maryland are sounding the alarm about inadequate protections for staff and inmates…
When the news alert from the Baltimore Sun popped up saying: “Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby to stop prosecuting drug possession, prostitution, other crimes amid…
Last week Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) issued a temporary moratorium on prison visits in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prisoners’ rights…
Dear Senate President Bill Ferguson, House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Senate Judicial Proceedings Chairman William Smith, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Luke Clippinger: We leaders…
Recently, I interviewed three highly respected community-based violence prevention practitioners in Washington, D.C., Tyrone Parker, Tony Lewis and Ron Moten, on the history of…
Death is God’s way of telling us to slow down. The process of slowing down can be accelerated by lethal purchases on urban street…
Prisons are particular incubators for the spread of disease — and the Hogan administration this week suspended visits to inmates in 20 state-run correctional…
The Maryland Senate on Tuesday passed a series of bills aimed at fighting crime in the state, including priorities of Republican Gov. Lawrence J….
Baltimore businessman Lance A. Lucas pleaded guilty Monday on charges surrounding the bribery of former Del. Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore City), confessing publicly to…
In February, Montgomery County became the first county in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on hairstyle. Now, Maryland appears poised to join Virginia…