Criminal Justice

We’ll go On the Record with lawmakers, advocates, and the chief judge of the state’s district court to discuss pretrial relief during the pandemic. A new law waives fees for private home monitoring for poor defendants. What’s the holdup getting it off the ground?

We’ll go On the Record with Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. and a Baltimore City advocate for criminal-justice reform. How do pretrial supervision fees burden people who have not been found guilty of a crime? What’s being done about it?

One of several dozen laws taking effect July 1 requires the state compensate people who serve prison time for crimes they did not commit.

In an interview on WBAL, Hogan criticized the landmark police reform package the legislature passed Wednesday, as well as the legislature's overarching approach to criminal justice.

The Maryland Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill barring judges from sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Four bills vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan are a step closer to becoming law after the state Senate voted Tuesday to override the vetoes. One bill closes what…

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates are considering at least a dozen changes to the laws governing police, from rules about the use of lethal force…

The Maryland General Assembly voted Thursday to override five vetoes the governor issued last year. One of these laws prohibits employers with at least 15…

Female inmates at the state prison in Jessup, Maryland — the state’s only women’s prison — say getting feminine hygiene products, like pads and tampons,…

A new state law that took effect this week makes major changes to criminal justice policies. The law is intended to save the state money by reducing…