Criminal Justice

The visiting fellow at the Maryland Public Policy Institute believes Baltimore's lenient sentencing practices have allowed many violent criminals to go free, with lethal results.

The retired MD District Court judge, former Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore County and MD's former First Lady explains why she's seeking the office once held by her father, former MD Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr.

The activist-lawyer proposes a bold new path to public safety and social justice.

The city's top prosecutor discusses BPD trust issues and her work with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project freeing the wrongfully imprisoned.

A UMd doctor, an activist, a former inmate and a documentary filmmaker discuss the urgent need for better palliative care for dying prisoners.

Criminal law expert Dr. Frank Pezzella says prosecutors wrestle with shifting definitions of what constitutes a hate crime.

Ford's NYC-based group, LIFE Camp, trains young community leaders and provides positive alternatives to violence.

The Gabby Petito media frenzy underscored how little coverage is afforded to victims of color.

Roy McGrath faces federal and state criminal charges related to his time leading the Maryland Environmental Service.

The laws are among dozens passed by the Maryland General Assembly that take effect Friday.