Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates

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Ivan Bates has long been a critic of MONSE, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.

Ivan Bates outlined numerous complaints about the office, according to a seven-page letter sent to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Tuesday.

The Maryland Public Defender’s Office and state’s attorneys are at odds over new juvenile justice recommendations

A BPD officer is being charged with attempted murder after a viral video showed an attempt to run over a civilian with his patrol cruiser.

Ivan Bates is the State's Attorney for Baltimore. He took office in 2023.

While five people, including Jackson, were ultimately charged and plead guilty to related gun crimes, no one has actually been charged with fatally shooting Aaliyah Gonzalez or Kylis Fagbemi.

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.

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.

Murders and nonfatal shootings are down in Baltimore, while arrests and prosecutions are up. State’s Attorney Ivan Bates sees success in that trend.