Page 49 - Ivan Bates News Today

Ivan Bates said Wednesday that he was giving more weight to community concerns than to research showing longer sentences don’t actually deter crime.

Putting corrections back in the corrections system is the key.

Ivan Bates asked lawmakers to enhance penalties for illegally carrying a handgun, even as opponents said the bill would contribute to mass incarceration without improving public safety.

Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates testified before a House committee in support of legislation he believes will help the city's crime fight.

The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is slated for a 1 p.m. hearing on a bill that would give the attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division prosecutorial powers in police killings.

Republican lawmakers are pushing a package of crime-fighting bills to go after repeat offenders and increase penalties for illegally possessing a handgun.

Some in the know say that the outgoing Baltimore state’s attorney provided to the incoming, newly elected state’s attorney very little in the way of transition, particularly an office adequately staffed with a sufficient number of seasoned prosecutors who can effectively prosecute the city’s large criminal docket and engage in efforts to prevent violent crime. ...

A 19-year-old Baltimore, Maryland teenager was found guilty by a jury on Monday of killing a city police official's husband last year.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who took office last month, has pledged to work closely with Baltimore leaders to reduce gun violence.

Mayor Brandon Scott held a public safety summit at Morgan State University on Friday with Governor Wes Moore, Attorney General Anthony Brown, and City of Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates.