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Appleby-El v. Wexford Health Sources, MD, Complaint, Failure to Provide Medical Care, 2019

Brief • June 24, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat

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Maryland Court of Appeals Holds Valid Prescription Constitutes ‘Verbal Act’ Thus Not Barred From Evidence as Hearsay When Basis for Statutory Defense

Article • June 17, 2019 • from CLN July, 2019

Maryland Court of Appeals Holds Valid Prescription Constitutes ‘Verbal Act’ Thus Not Barred From Evidence as Hearsay When Basis for Statutory Defense by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Maryland Court of Appeals held that evidence of a valid prescription constitutes non-hearsay and is admissible as a “verbal act” when …

The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019

Publication • June 1, 2019

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Statistics/Trends, Parole, Mental Health, Suicides, Juveniles

The Sentencing Project, Campaign to End Life Imprisonment - Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences, 2019 CAMPAIGN TO END LIFE IMPRISONMENT WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Nationwide one of every 15 women in prison — nearly 7,000 women — is serving a life or virtual life sentence.1 One-third of …

Maryland police officer decertifications

Publication • 2019

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Maryland police officer decertifications Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Office of the Secretary 300 E. JOPPA ROAD • SUITE 1000 • TOWSON, MARYLAND 21286-3020 (410) 339-5000 • FAX (410) 339-4240 • TOLL FREE (877) 379-8636 • V/TTY (800) 735-2258 • www.dpscs.maryland.gov STATE OF MARYLAND LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR. …

MDDPSCS - Tecore contract 2016-17

Kickback publication • January 16, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

MDDPSCS - Tecore contract 2016-17 STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF pUBLJC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT DPSCSQ0016037 -CELL PHONE MANAGED ACCESS AT METROPOLITAN TRANSITION CENTER (MTC) AND BALTIMORE CITY DETENTTION CENTER (BCDC) WITH TECORE NETWORKS THIS CONTRACT (the "Contract") is made this 9111dayof February, 2016 by and between Tecore …

Justice Policy Institute: The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting - A Case Study in Safely Reducing Long Prison Terms and Saving Taxpayer Dollars, 2018

Publication • November 1, 2018

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Cost of Prison Systems, Conditions of Confinement, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Collateral consequences of prison

Justice Policy Institute: The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting - A Case Study in Safely Reducing Long Prison Terms and Saving Taxpayer Dollars, 2018 NOVEMBER, 2018 1 Acknowledgments THIS REPORT IS THE RESULT OF THE COLLABORATIVE AND CUMULATIVE EFFORTS OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THE “UNGER STORY” …

Maryland Court of Appeals Announces Proper Procedure for In Banc Review

Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Appeals

Maryland Court of Appeals Announces Proper Procedure for In Banc Review by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case where in banc review was improperly granted to review a circuit court’s ruling, the Court of Appeals of Maryland took the opportunity to clarify when in banc review can be …

$9 Million Settlement in Baltimore Wrongful Conviction Case

Article • September 24, 2018 • from CLN October, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

$9 Million Settlement in Baltimore Wrongful Conviction Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Baltimore officials agreed in May 2018 to settle a claim of wrongful conviction brought by a man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The city agreed to pay …

$9 Million Settlement in Baltimore Wrongful Conviction Case

Article • August 20, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction

$9 Million Settlement in Baltimore Wrongful Conviction Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Baltimore officials agreed in May 2018 to settle a claim of wrongful conviction brought by a man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. The city agreed to pay …

Maryland’s Top Court Rules Actual Notice by Trial Judge Unnecessary to Trigger Hearing Requirement On Defendant’s Request to Replace Defense Counsel

Article • August 17, 2018 • from CLN September, 2018

Filed under: Public Defenders, Criminal Procedure

Maryland’s Top Court Rules Actual Notice by Trial Judge Unnecessary to Trigger Hearing Requirement On Defendant’s Request to Replace Defense Counsel by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Maryland’s top court, the Court of Appeals, reversed the conviction of a defendant because the trial court failed to entertain and rule on …

Maryland Couple Questioned After Police Misidentify Mushrooms in Facebook Post

Article • June 1, 2018

Filed under: Searches, Police Searches, War on Drugs, Media, Police

Maryland Couple Questioned After Police Misidentify Mushrooms in Facebook Post by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On May 11, 2018, John Garrison and girlfriend Hope Deery spent a day in the mountains, hiking and foraging for wild morel mushrooms, which were common near Darlington, Maryland. Like many people do without …

Police Caught Planting Drugs--on Body Cam!

Article • March 12, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, War on Drugs

Police Caught Planting Drugs--on Body Cam! by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 19, 2017, the Maryland Office of the Public Defender released a video recording made by Baltimore Police Officer Richard Pinheiro's body-cam showing him planting drugs in a backyard then "discovering" them a few minutes later. Because …

A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System

Article • December 27, 2017

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System by Megan Rose by Megan Rose, ProPublica.org <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js" async="true"></script> The case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecutorial fouls and a judge who backpedaled …

$75,000 Settles Baltimore Man's Excessive Force Claim

Article • December 20, 2017

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force

$75,000 Settles Baltimore Man's Excessive Force Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Baltimore, Maryland man has agreed to a $75,000 settlement of his claim that two Baltimore police officers used excessive force against him. John Bonkowski was driving drunk May 13, 2012, when he was pulled over by …

$160,000 to Maryland Man for Civil Rights Violations

Article • December 20, 2017

Filed under: False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

$160,000 to Maryland Man for Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis One night in October 2011, Sabah Ali noticed that a co-worker had been pulled over for a broken headlight at a local 7-Eleven. Ali pulled into the parking lot to assist his friend, and things quickly …

Baltimore Police Department’s Misconduct Scandals Result in Hundreds of Dismissals and Indictment of Eight Officers

Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct

Baltimore Police Department’s Misconduct Scandals Result in Hundreds of Dismissals and Indictment of Eight Officers by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A federal racketeering investigation into Baltimore Police Department misconduct has resulted in the dismissal of approximately 300 pending prosecutions and investigations into an additional 850, including some that were …

Maryland Rates and kickbacks 2017

Kickback publication • May 15, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

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ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2012

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore Field Office Howard County Detention …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2014

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Howard County Detention Center, Jessup, MD, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations ERO Baltimore Howard County Detention Center …

ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Frederick County Adult Detention Center, Frederick, MD, ICE, 2007

Publication • June 2, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration

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