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It s not over Maryland police reform advocates continue to push for racial justice a year after the death of George Floyd Maryland police reform advocates continue to push for racial justice a year after the death of George Floyd and last updated 2021-05-25 23:10:55-04 BALTIMORE â The Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability has grown to over 95 organizations fighting for social justice since the death of George Floyd. On Tuesday, advocates with the MCJPA met over zoom to discuss the progress made since his death and the work that still needs to be done. âItâs not over,â said Johnathan Hutto of the Prince Georgeâs Peopleâs coalition. âThe movement is not over and the struggle continues. ....
On the same day Havre de Grace’s incumbent mayor and three incumbent council members were sworn in for their latest terms, and the mayor and six-member City Council began their 2021-22 legislative session, city leaders expressed strong opposition to the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021, passed this spring by the General Assembly. ....
Maryland recently became the first state in the country to repeal its Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR). This type of law grants police officers special protections from prosecution and discipline. In theory, LEOBRs are meant to protect police officers from undo prosecution and discriminatory discipline; but in practice, they make it very difficult for law enforcement officers to be tried for excessive use of force. It makes sense that Maryland was the first state to do away with these policies. After Freddie Gray suffered fatal spinal cord injuries in Baltimore police custody in 2015, then-mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake blamed the state’s LEOBR for delaying the investigation into his death. Frustrated by the piecemeal reforms made in the wake of Gray’s killing, over 90 organizations across Maryland came together to form the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability (MCJPA). One of their top priorities: repealing the state’s LEOBR, which t ....
In one of their most significant final day actions, lawmakers set up the rules for legalized gambling on sports through nearly 100 in-person and online venues. ....
In one of their most significant final day actions, lawmakers set up the rules for legalized gambling on sports through nearly 100 in-person and online venues. ....