When the System Fails Survivors, Families Pay the Price: Why Maryland Needs the Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act
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November 21, 2025
The Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act proposes significant reforms to Maryland's parole system for violent sexual offenders. It mandates only one parole hearing, emphasizes victims' objections, and allows for the removal of…
Maryland’s Outdated Wiretap Law Is Hurting Victims — And 2026 May Finally Bring Change
November 21, 2025
Maryland's outdated two-party consent wiretap law impedes victims of domestic violence from recording crucial evidence of abuse, protecting manipulators instead. As lawmakers prepare to revisit the law in 2026, proposed updates aim to align it with…
Why Does Maryland Keep Releasing Violent Offenders? And Why Don’t Domestic Violence Victims Matter?By Concerned Citizens of Maryland
November 17, 2025
Maryland’s justice system keeps releasing violent offenders—only for them to return and brutalize the same victims again. The case of James Bowman III, freed without bail just hours before attacking a woman and toddler, exposes a system that protects…