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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs the Expungement Reform Act of 2025 and the Maryland Second Look Act, aiming to give people a ...
The controversial Second Look Act and legislation pushing against the Trump administration's mass firing of federal workers ...
Governor Wes Moore has signed a bill into law that could potentials help those currently incarcerated. Pen to Paper Governor ...
Crime victims and victim advocates want Maryland’s governor to veto the Second Look Act, which would allow some convicted offenders to get out of prison if they can prove they've been rehabilitated.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a suite of justice reform bills into law Tuesday that will make it easier for long-serving ...
The Washington, D.C., council recognized that fact and included a “universal second look” provision in the revised criminal code it passed last year. Unfortunately, the U.S. Congress (which has a say ...
Maryland Gov. Moore signed nearly 150 bills into law​ Tuesday, including several that focus on criminal justice reform and improving public safety.
The naming of H.B. 853 as the Second Look Act is a misnomer of epic proportions. Years ago, the folks who supplied seafood to restaurants and grocery stores figured out that the market for ...
Gov. Wes Moore signed into law an expansion of Maryland’s expungement process, among other criminal justice bills.
Opponents of the Second Look Act, which would give people who have served at least 20 years in prison a chance to reduce their sentence, call it the worst bill ever.
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Just hours after the Senate approved ...