2015–2021 Term Report

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A POLICY - State’s
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r to stop devoting
the prosecution of
ossession charges,
f weight and criminal
SAO then moved to
onvictions of almost
rijuana possession
dating back to 2011.
JULY 2019
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
testified before the U.S.
Congress in support of federal
decriminalization and
legalization of marijuana
possession, stating the war on
drugs was a failure and the
enforcement of marijuana
possession policies were
ultimately racist, as evidenced
by decades of research across
the country.
JULY 2019
The SAO CIU and it’s legal partners agree to vacate
the convictions and dismiss all charges against
Ransom Watkins, Alfred and Andrew Stewart.
The three men have each spent the past 36 years
in prison for a murder they did not commit.
MAY 2019
Catherine Pugh resigned as
Mayor of Baltimore City and
Acting Mayor Jack Young was
made mayor. Brandon Scott
replaced Jack Young as City
Council President.
JULY 2019
The State’s Attorney joined
the United States Attorney
for the District of Maryland
Robert K. Hur, officials from
the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice
Assistance, BPD, and other
federal law enforcement
officials to initiate the
National Public Safety
Partnership program.
RESURRECTION AFTER
EXONERATION PROGRAM - The
Conviction Integrity Unit announced
the development of the “Resurrection
After Exoneration” program in honor of
Malcolm Bryant, an exoneree who
spent 18 years in jail for a murder he
did not commit. The program works in
collaboration with other agencies to
ensure exonerees are supported, both
physically and mentally, after release
from prison.
MAY 2019
The SAO CIU and it’s partners
support the release of two
innocent men, Kenneth
McPherson and Eric Simmons,
who are brothers. They were
released from prison after
being incarcerated for nearly
25 years in prison for a murder
they did not commit.
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