Unmarked Graves, Unfinished Justice
By Terri Collins-GreenDirector of Social Work, Maryland Office of Public DefenderBoard Member, National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) In Maryland, the bodies of more than one hundred unidentified Black children were found in unmarked graves. These children—detained nearly 150 years ago at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Boys—were left nameless, buried without dignity, and […]
Emergency Physicians: Overlooked Front-Line Experts for Criminal Defendants
Steve Mercer, Esq and W. Anthony Gerard, MD An emergency physician is an “overlooked front line expert” for a criminal defendant. In a wide range of criminal cases, victims, defendants, and witnesses may receive treatment in a hospital’s emergency department. A common occurrence is that an attorney may overlook the emergency physician as the best […]
The Case for Decriminalizing Domestic Violence w/Leigh Goodmark
Today, Hunter starts on part one of a three-part series on criminalized survivors of domestic violence. Kicking off this miniseries is Professor Leigh Goodmark. A former Public Defender herself, Leigh brings multiple decades of experience working with and writing about criminalized domestic violence survivors. On today’s episode, Hunter and Leigh primarily discuss her journey to […]
How Anecdotes and Fear are Driving Maryland to Undo the Juvenile Justice Reform Act w/Natasha Dartigue and Alycia Capozello
After being rated as one of the worst places in the country for their youth legal system, Maryland law makers decided to implement an overhaul of said system. After two years of study and advocacy, the state was guilted into action. Now, after less than 18 months in effect, police and prosecutors have convinced law […]