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Digitally Shielded from Accountability: Maryland Continues to Protect the Identity of its Judges

This post provides a disgruntling update to the judicial accountability bill mentioned in my previous post, titled House Bill 271 Could Tell Us Which Judges Make the Naughty List and Which Make the Nice List. [1] House Bill 271 unfortunately died early in the process, but it was originally intended […]

House Bill 271 Could Tell Us Which Judges Make the Naughty List and Which Make the Nice List

By: Jillianne Trotter Maryland could take a small but significant step towards systemic justice this legislative season by passing HB 271, which would require county clerks to record onto Case Search the name of the judge or magistrate who presides over a case. [1] Adopting a uniform process will aid […]

How Coding Can Make Life Easier

        When the average person hears the word coding or programming, they think of people who sit behind computers all day, staring at a blank screen, viewing random numbers cascade across the screen like a scene out of The Matrix. However, this is not the case–learning code is doable […]

BNIA Produces Information from Data to Benefit Baltimore

“When… data is organized, processed and given a context, it [becomes] information. It is this information that is… critical in decision making.” Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance’s (BNIA) goal is “to strengthen Baltimore neighborhoods by providing meaningful, accurate, and open data at the community level.” One way BNIA brings this information […]

Even Innocence is a Prison

Across our nation, courts have jailed increasing numbers of people, mostly black who are awaiting trial. In layman’s terms, courts are putting innocent people in jail for months or years just because they can’t afford to pay their bail. Bail reform legislation has been introduced in Maryland every year since […]