The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee convened yesterday to listen to testimony from city officials, community leaders, and experts from Johns Hopkins, among others, to address Baltimore’s spike in violence.
Top city officials including Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and Mayor Catherine Pugh weighed in on factors they believe to be contributing to the problem.
According to the Washington Post, Davis told the committee that the state’s juvenile justice policies need to be re-evaluated. He lamented that too many juveniles who could be tried as adults were winding up in juvenile court. He said at the hearing that the uptick in violence is “the most important public-safety issue facing our city and state,” adding, “premeditated murders rule the day in our city.”
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