Report On The Administration Of Criminal Justice In Baltimore City PDF Download

This report is the culmination of interviews with people from Baltimore City about their experiences with the criminal justice system. Compared to the rest of Maryland, Baltimore City faces a concentrated impact of the criminal justice system. Approximately 61% of newly-incarcerated people in Maryland¿s prisons were from Baltimore City in FY 2008. Five themes emerge from the narratives and include: the unique needs of women; the impact of parole and probation policies; the need for a public health approach to drug addiction; the cost of investing in prisons over other social institutions; and the potential that restorative justice has for healing communities. Photos.