Montgomery County Can’t Hire Police — And Its Own Data Explains Why
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County officials say they’re struggling to hire police officers. That much is...
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Why Does Maryland Keep Releasing Violent Offenders? And Why Don’t Domestic Violence Victims Matter?
By Michael Phillips Maryland is facing a crisis—one that lawmakers, judges, and bail commissioners never seem to take...
So You Want to Be a Maryland Magistrate? A Step-by-Step Guide to Letting Criminals Run Free
Have you ever thought, “Gee, I’d love to have the power to release violent offenders back onto the streets, but I...
Maryland’s “No-Law-Degree-Required” Magistrates: Because Why Should Justice Require Actual Lawyers?
Right now, millions of people are stumbling across a disturbing fact: in Maryland—and many other states—you don’t...
The Deadly Cost of Leniency: How Maryland’s System Keeps Releasing Repeat Offenders Who Kill Again
In the wake of the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light...
The Crime Data Mirage: Why Baltimore and D.C.’s “Declining” Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
For years, politicians in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore have been eager to tout falling crime numbers. Headlines trumpet...