2015–2021 Term Report

OCTOBER 2020
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
instructed prosecutors not to
sign off on so-called “no knock
warrants,” a controversial police
tactic that allows officers to
enter a home unannounced.
The tactic which is used
thousands of times per year
is used disproportionately
on people of color.
RESTRUCTURING OF THE CRIME
STRATEGIES UNIT - New to 2020,
the CSU took the SAO community liaisons
under their umbrella. The liaisons represent
the State’s Attorney at inter-agency, BPD,
and community association meetings. As
part of the CSU, liaisons now perform
essential functions such as; Identifying
important meetings and events in a
designated police district; Identifying
options and solutions to the issues raised
by the community; Track cases that are of
concern to the community and secure
community/victim impact statements
where appropriate; Compile information to
assist CSU with its mission to use data
more effectively in prosecutions.
DECEMBER 2020
SAO CIU and it’s partners
requested that the conviction of
Melvin Thomas be overturned.
Thomas who has spent nearly
19 years in prison for an
attempted murder he did not
commit was released.
LAUNCH OF TOGETHER WE ARE
RONGER CAMPAIGN (PHASE II) -
At the end of October, the SAO
unched Phase II of the ‘Together We
e Stronger’ campaign, continuing the
public education push to remind
residents about the support and
ervices for victims and witnesses of
ime in Baltimore City. The campaign
included a targeted push to share
resources available for domestic
olence survivors in light of the spike
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
uring October through December,
the campaign generated over 53
million impressions across various
media platforms.
DECEMBER 2020
State’s Attorney Mosby
announced the launch of a
Sentencing Review Unit (SRU).
This unit is a new division of
the agency that reviews cases
of incarcerated people to
determine whether the office
supports their release.
DECEMBER 2020
Brandon M. Scott took the oath of
office and was officially sworn in
as the 52nd Mayor of Baltimore.
Council President Nick Mosby
assumed his position as Council
President, replacing Mayor Scott,
on December 10, 2020.
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