Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue and Attorney General Anthony Brown testify in support of bill to study racial disparities in criminal justice system.
Despite Maryland's progressive reputation, the disparities in its criminal justice system are among the worst in the country.
The aim of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC) is to find ways to address the racial inequities seen in mass ...
“Studies document racial disparities in arrest and charging, in the plea deals that defendants are offered, and in the length of the sentences people in prison are serving. “The question we wanted to ...
MARYLAND - Maryland’s attorney general and public defender have released a set of recommendations aimed at reducing what they ...
"Despite clear Supreme Court precedent holding that disparate impact alone cannot support a Title VI violation, the School Discipline Letter states that racial disparities in school discipline ...
This conversation about everything being driven by racial disparities has actually pushed a lot of states to leave kids in ...
The Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative in December released a list of 18 recommendations aimed at ending racial disparities in the criminal justice system, several of which were taken up by ...
Maryland’s attorney general and public defender have released a set of recommendations aimed at reducing what they call the “mass incarceration of Black people and marginalized groups.” ...