Great Day for Fairness as Veto Overridden on Bill to Take Governor out of Parole After Decade Long Battle
Today is a great, long-awaited day for fairness and racial justice, as the Maryland General Assembly voted to override a veto of SB 202, a bill to fix the state’s broken parole system so that Marylanders serving life sentences finally have a chance to earn release. After a difficult, decade-long effort, this new law will …