Criminal Justice

Midday focuses on Maryland's problems with bail reform. We hear from The Garrison Project, an independent journalism organization investigating mass incarceration and freelance reporter Maddi O'Neill.

According to the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, Black Marylanders make up about 30% of the state’s overall population, yet 71% of people incarcerated in correctional facilities are Black.

Some youth in Maryland spend more than a year in adult jails before seeing their day in court. Without a fix, the state may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding every year.

State lawmakers are considering a measure that would significantly reduce the number of youth the state charges in adult courts.

With the move, Ivan Bates breaks from the previous administration of Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, whose office asked a judge to vacate Syed’s conviction.

Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, will learn his fate on Tuesday in federal court.

The Central Maryland Veterans Treatment Court is a voluntary treatment-based program for local veterans charged with misdemeanors.

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Service’s internal investigation did not look for problems that may have led to the agent’s death.

Union leaders say just one supervisor will left to monitor calls for emergencies related to people sentenced to home detention.

Through “Operation Tornado Alley” state, local and federal law enforcement officials worked together to dismantle “criminal organizations” peddling drugs in southwest Baltimore.