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Baltimore & The War On Drugs

A look at O'Malley-era zero-tolerance policing and the drug war, and their effect on the relationship between police and people in Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods. Guest: Neill Franklin, a 34-year veteran of the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department, now executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).

Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.