Maryland and California are facing similar housing crises, with low-income renters, families with children, Black households, people with disabilities, and survivors of domestic violence being disproportionately affected, and advocates in both states pushing for increased funding for emergency rental assistance and tenant protections.
The ACLU of D.C. and Maryland criticized the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services for considering the reopening of the Thomas J.S. Waxter Children’s Center, a condemned juvenile detention facility, arguing that it will worsen health and safety conditions for youth.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was arrested Monday at his scheduled check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the Trump administration announced its intent to deport him to Uganda, a country with which he has no ties.
A new study has found that 36 out of 87 in-custody deaths involving restraint in Maryland should have been classified as homicides but were instead labeled as accidental, natural or undetermined, highlighting systemic issues in how deaths in police custody are investigated nationwide.
After spending 32 years in prison, including a decade on death row, for a wrongful conviction, a Maryland man is suing the prosecutors and police detectives who mismanaged his case, four of whom have now died.
Despite significant progress in the US juvenile justice system, some states are regressing towards harsher practices due to sensationalist media coverage and public fear, leading to stricter consequences for young offenders.
The Sentencing Project’s report reveals that parole for individuals serving life sentences has been eroded, with nearly 97,000 people eligible for parole but facing delays, and recommends reforms to restore the meaning of life with parole and embrace a more just and rehabilitative approach to criminal justice.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government illegally deported a Salvadoran man, delivering a strong rebuke to Trump immigration tactics and reminding the executive that discretion must remain within the bounds of law.
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