Criminal Justice

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.

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?