Maryland’s Lawmakers Are About To Ask You to Help Them Co-Opt The Police Reform Movement. Tell Them No Thanks! The 2016 Maryland General Assembly is fast approaching. We want to begin to
As many of you may be aware, last year after the uprising in Baltimore the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Michael Busch, and the President of the State
When the Uprising occurred in April, the leadership in Annapolis convened a workgroup in order to address law enforcement reform in Maryland. Our fear from the beginning of the creation
By Dayvon Love and Lawrence Grandpre In the American judicial system, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. However, as the recent opinion of the Maryland State Attorney General
We have been working diligently on bail reform in MD. Before we launch into the general update about where we are in Annapolis we want to remind you of what
Dayvon Love | March 12, 2017 Too much of today’s criminal justice system is set up to make money, often at the expense of the poorest among us. The bail
Over the past couple of weeks, our bail reform effort has become tremendously controversial. Our bill, HB 1390 / SB 880 has been heard both in the Maryland House and the Senate.
Host Marc Steiner has a conversation about Bail Reform with Caryn York, Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships for the Job Opportunities Task Force; and Dayvon Love, Director of Research and Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle.
The fight for Bail Reform in Maryland is coming down to the wire towards the end of the 2017 General Assembly. With new things happening everyday, its important that we
Marc Steiner hosts a roundtable on Bail Reform. New court rules governing the use of bail went into effect on July 1. The panel of guests explain the rules and answer any questions. With: Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle; and Doug Colbert, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law.
While not limited to marijuana, cannabis prohibition has been, and continues to be, the vanguard of the War on Drugs in terms of social impact.
Stay informed on what’s happening in Annapolis during the 2018 MD General Assembly! We’ll be posting updates and action alerts every month so that YOU can stay informed and updated
2019 MD General Assembly We’ll be posting updates on our work during session. Check back here to see updates on progress and an any actions! (3/20/2019) – UPDATE: Hopkins Private
At 8:30am on Friday, Feb 28. 2020, JPR will have a voting session which will include Hogan’s crime bill, SB 273, which contains sentence enhancements. This is the same failed
The Judicial Proceedings Committee (JPR) held its Friday vote on Hogan’s mandatory minimum bill and may vote on it early this week. Continue to call and email members of the committee. Urge
There are 34 Days left in the Maryland General Assembly. A lot has happened in the past 2 months – so we want to get you caught up on the
Imagine being stuck in jail in the middle of a global pandemic for selling something now considered an “essential product.”
Since the global marches and demonstrations against police brutality in 2020, there have been many conversations in the Maryland General Assembly about legislations to address policy brutality and accountability. For
In the national dialogue of police accountability measures, we hear things like banning chokeholds, banning no knock warrants, independent prosecutors and more.
Defunding police and reimagining public safety cannot simply be about transferring money from police to traditional human and social services.
UPDATE: February 19, 2021 We watched the voting session for our bill SB 627 (LEOBR Repeal) on 2/18/21. We were sorely disappointed that the committee entertained a lengthy amendment that gutted the
We ask that all those who are allies on the issue of police accountability to urge the Judicial Proceedings Committee to make sure that SB 627 passes the MD state senate with the provision that allows the community to have power over the police in their community.
On 2/19/2021, the JPR Committee in the Senate voted to REMOVE language that would give the community oversight of law enforcement in Maryland. Now we must turn our attention to the House Judiciary committee. We must pressure them to include this language so that we pass REAL police reform.
On 2.25.2021, at the weekly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus meeting, Delegate Debra Davis gave a report on how the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is actively working to undermine their
During the 2021 Maryland General Assembly, we have been advocating fiercely for the repeal of Maryland’s Law Enforcement Bill of Rights. It has taken the form of Senate Bill 627. While we initially supported this bill – it has been tremendously watered down by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
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