The Baltimore Beat

Baltimore Beat is a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore, but they believe that those who have been underserved, ignored, or shut out by most news deserve special consideration.

Baltimore Courtwatch is grateful to be partnering with The Beat to bring our work to a wider audience. Check out our articles and the rest of the Beat:

5/30/23

SAFETY FOR TRANS PEOPLE CANNOT BE FOUND IN CAGES

IN APRIL, A TRANSGENDER WOMAN NAMED CHELSEA GILLIAM SUED THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.


4/17/23

TREAT CHILDREN AS CHILDREN

IN MARYLAND, THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY — MORE THAN 80 PERCENT — OF CHILDREN AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED AS ADULTS ARE BLACK.


3/21/23

CHOICES ADD UP

COURTWATCH VOLUNTEERS OBSERVED, COLLECTED, AND ENTERED DATA FROM 3,645 BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT BAIL REVIEW HEARINGS THROUGHOUT 2021 AND 2022.


3/6/23

THE THEATER OF CARE

COURTROOMS ARE THEATERS; LAWYERS AND JUDGES PERFORM THEIR ROLES AND SAY THEIR PIECES.


2/21/23

500 WEEKS

FOR 500 WEEKS, THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE REFUSED TO TAKE THE WEST FAMILY’S DEMANDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY SERIOUSLY.


2/7/23

VIRTUAL COURTROOMS ARE VITAL

BECAUSE OF VIRTUAL ACCESS, COURTWATCHERS IN BALTIMORE AND OTHER PLACES CAN GENERATE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. 


1/24/23

BALTIMORE COURTWATCH: THE MYTH OF THE PERFECT VICTIM

REQUIRING A PERSON EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE TO PROVE THEY DID NOT “DESERVE” IT IS AN AGE-OLD JUSTIFICATION TACTIC.


1/10/23

WHAT WILL IVAN BATES DO?

OUT IS THE TWO-TERM “PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR” MARILYN MOSBY, IN IS A MAN WHO HAS NEVER CLAIMED TO BE THE LATTER.


11/28/22

COMPOUNDING TRAUMA

JUDGES IGNORE MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA IN BALTIMORE BOND HEARINGS.


11/15/22

THE POWER OF JUDGES

THE JUDICIARY WIELDS UNCHECKED POWER IN BALTIMORE COURTROOMS.


11/1/22

BALTIMORE RENT COURTS STACK THE DECK IN FAVOR OF LANDLORDS

TENANTS FACE UPHILL BATTLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES.


10/18/22

BALTIMORE COURTS DANGEROUS COVID-19 POLICIES

AS COVID-19 RAGED IN JAILS, COURTS TURNED A BLIND EYE.


10/4/22

BALTIMORE CITY PROSECUTORS’ ATTENDANCE PROBLEM

ABSENT ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEYS MAKE JUSTICE HARD TO COME BY


9/20/22

BALTIMORE COPS SCROLL SOCIAL MEDIA AND CATFISH FOR SUSPECTS

IN BAIL REVIEW HEARINGS, A TROUBLED POLICE DEPARTMENT HOLDS THE CARDS.


9/7/22

BALTIMORE COURTWATCH’S AUGUST BAIL HEARING STATISTICS

PROSECUTORS ASKED THAT THE DEFENDANT BE HELD WITHOUT BOND, MEANING KEPT IN JAIL UNTIL THEIR TRIAL, ABOUT 82 PERCENT OF THE TIME.


8/23/22

CRIMINALIZING SURVIVAL

NO ONE SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR DEFENDING THEMSELVES AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.


8/9/22

BAIL REVIEW FOR JAN.-JUNE 2022 REVEALS FAR LESS FORGIVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAN PUNDITS CLAIM

BALTIMORE COURTWATCH: WHAT WE DO, HOW WE DO IT, AND WHY WE DO IT

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