“Our collaborative spent the past year studying racial disparities in mass incarceration,” said Brown. “We listened to the voices of many, including academics. In December, the collaborative ...

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 ...

MARYLAND - Maryland’s attorney general and public defender have released a set of recommendations aimed at reducing what they ...

“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 ...

"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 ...

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.” ...