Criminal Justice News
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Maryland Reports First Inmate Death From COVID-19 Pandemic
- Hannah Gaskill, Apr 13, 2020
- Cite JPI's advocacy of the list of demands sent to Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan that could…
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Release Nonviolent Inmates and Juveniles So They Can Social Distance From Home
- Jazz Lewis, Apr 11, 2020
- Cite JPI's " Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland " policy…
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Coronavirus spreads in DC region’s prisons as families, advocates worry and seek action
- Malika Budd, Apr 10, 2020
- Cite JPI's advocacy of the list of demands sent to Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan that could…
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Advocates Reiterate Plea For Prisoner Release, Call Hogan’s Actions ‘Unconscionable’
- Hannah Gaskill, Apr 9, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Associate Tyrone Walker on the call for depopulating Maryland's state and local…
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Marylanders Worry About Loved Ones Behind Bars Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- Annie Rose Ramos, Apr 8, 2020
- Highlighting JPI's #DECARCERATECOVID-19 virtual press conference.
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After the COVID-19 Release of Prisoners, Who Will Help Them?
- Tyrone Walker, Apr 2, 2020
- JPI's Associate Tyrone Walker shares his experiences and why officials must immediately begin…
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Let’s keep youth justice from making the coronavirus worse
- Marc Schindler and Vincent Schiraldi, Mar 27, 2020
- JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler reflects on how r eleasing low risk incarcerated youth will…
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Advocates Urge Release of Older Prison Population Due to COVID-19
- Nadia Ramlagan, Mar 23, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Associate Tyrone Walker.
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Prison Population Vulnerable During Crisis
- Stephen Janis and Taya Graham, Mar 21, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Coronavirus in Prisons: Advocates Urge Release of Geriatric Population
- Diane Bernard, Mar 16, 2020
- Quotes JPI Associate Tyrone Walker.
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State halts prison, juvenile justice facility visits indefinitely amid coronavirus outbreak
- Laina G. Stebbins, Mar 14, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler on Coronavirus press release.
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Bill Would Remove Md. Governor’s Office From Parole Decisions
- Annie Rose Ramos, Mar 3, 2020
- Quotes Keith Wallington, JPI's State Strategiest.
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Central Florida prosecutors, defenders team up with Morgan & Morgan to create Community Bail Fund
- Emilee Speck, Feb 19, 2020
- Cites JPI's "Bail Fail" report.
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The next step in Connecticut’s juvenile justice reform
- Hearst Connecticut Media Group Editorial Board, Feb 14, 2020
- Quotes JPI's "Raise the Age" report.
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MD Gov. Calls Crime in Baltimore ‘Urgent Crisis’
- Diane Bernard, Feb 6, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Maryland leads the nation in incarcerating young black men
- Jonathan Franklin, Jan 20, 2020
- Discusses JPI's "Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland"…
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In Sacramento, Youth Activists Push to Get Police Out of Schools
- Susan Abram, Jan 6, 2020
- Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler on the use of School Resource Officers.
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Latest indictments of Maryland jail guards feed long-raging debate around need for corrections reforms
- Kevin Rector and Jessica Anderson, Dec 6, 2019
- Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler on our “Rethinking Approaches to Over…
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Ending the violence in Baltimore
- Ryan King and Keith Wallington, Nov 25, 2019
- JPI's Ryan King, Director of Research and Policy, and Keith Wallington, State Based Strategist,…
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Prevention a better approach to Maryland crime control than punishment
- Baltimore Sun Board, Nov 6, 2019
- Cites JPI's policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults…
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Proportion of Maryland black prison population is more than double the national average of 32%
- Jessica Anderson, Nov 6, 2019
- Cites JPI's policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults…
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Why is Maryland keeping an 85-year-old man and four other octogenarians in prison?
- Dan Rodricks, Nov 5, 2019
- Cites JPI's "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting" report.
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D.C. Council hears support for letting jailed felons vote
- Sophie Kaplan, Oct 10, 2019
- Discusses Tyrone Walker, JPI Associate, work for voting rights.
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Activists Rally Behind 'Second Look' Amendment Act for Incarcerated Youth
- Candace Sander, Sep 16, 2019
- Quotes JPI Associate Tyrone Walker's testimony on restoring voting rights.
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Harrington launches new juvenile justice initiative
- Edge Staff, Sep 10, 2019
- Cites JPI's "Sticker Shock" report.
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