OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR BALTIMORE CITY 2020 Annual Report Contents

Letter From The State's Attorney 1

Mission and Vision Statements 3

Bureaus and Units 5

Conviction Rates 7

Embracing The Community, Virtually 8

Securing Justice, Ensuring Safety 9

Overcoming Unprecedented Challenges 11

Utilizing Technology, Maintaining Efficacy 13

Honoring Those Lost 17

The Victim & Witness Services Unit 19

Remaining Smart On Crime 23

Connecting and Rebuilding Community Trust in a Pandemic 27

Transforming Protest To Policy 29

SAO Legislative Victories 2020 31

Freeing the Innocent: Conviction Integrity Unit 33

Ensuring Justice: Public Trust and Police Intergity Unit 34

Sentencing Review Unit 35

A Generation Raised in a Pandemic 37

JUSTICE Community Liaisons 43 over convictions letter From The SOME OF THE SUCCESSES TO EXPLORE STate’s Attorney FROM THIS PAST YEAR INCLUDE: Making Our Streets Safer Restoring Trust On January 21, repeat violent offender Michael Williams, age 27, On December 15, our Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) successfully was sentenced to 45 years in prison for armed robbery, use of secured the exoneration of Melvin Thomas after serving 19 years in DEAR FRIENDS, a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, and possession prison for a non-fatal shooting that he did not commit. Mr. Thomas of a regulated firearm. was found guilty by a court in 2001 and sentenced to 65 years in prison. His conviction was predicated wholly on the testimony of On March 10, Deandre Sleet was sentenced to life plus 25 years with one witness, the victim. In 2018, the victim recanted that testimony. the first 10 years to be served without the possibility of parole. Sleet am humbled and full of gratitude to serve as your State’s This was the tenth exoneration secured by our CIU since I established was found guilty in December 2019 for the felony murder of Timothy it in 2015. Attorney and proudly present our 2020 Annual Report. Moriconi and related charges including using a handgun in a crime I of violence, felon in possession of a handgun, conspiracy to commit On October 13, BPD Officer Nathaniel McCullough pled guilty This year was unlike any other for the citizens of Baltimore armed robbery, and wear/carry/transport of a handgun. to driving while intoxicated and disorderly intoxication. Officer McCullough faces up to one year and 90 days in prison and the world as a whole. Since taking office in 2015, my team On September 29, the SAO, in partnership with the Baltimore Police for both charges. Department’s (BPD) West Side Major Case Squad, announced the and I have remained committed to ensuring one standard of indictment of seven suspected drug trafficking organization members, On August 27, our Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit and our justice for all regardless of one’s race, sex, religion or occupation. charged with a range of crimes from Conspiracy to Volume Dealer, as Evidence Review Unit secured two indictments against BPD Officer well as Possession With Intent to Distribute. If convicted of all charges, Leon Riley IV, for two separate incidents. Officer Riley was indicted That commitment remained unwavering in the face of a global the group faces a total of 480 years imprisonment. on first and second degree assault, perjury, misconduct, and reckless endangerment. Riley faces up to 30 years in prison for the first case Supporting and Protecting Victims and Witnesses of Crime pandemic, a controversial presidential election, and a nationwide and up to 25 years in prison for the second case. civil rights movement. I am so wedded to the values of this office In October, the SAO launched Phase II of the ‘Together We Are Stronger’ campaign continuing the public education push to remind Transforming Protest Into Policy because I know that they are the only way to restore trust between residents about the support and services for victims and witnesses of In October, I instructed my ASAs to no longer authorize so-called the community and the criminal justice system that serves them, a crime in Baltimore City. The campaign also includes a targeted push to “no-knock” warrants. Recent events, such as the tragic killing of relationship that continued to be tested in 2020. It is my hope that share resources available for domestic violence victims in light of the Breonna Taylor, have shown that the ends do not justify the means. spike during the COVID-19 pandemic. this report reflects the adaptability and perseverance of the State’s Seventeen states do not allow this tactic, and our office will also no longer sign off on this dangerous measure. Attorney’s Office in the face of great challenges to provide the Since 2015, the SAO has secured over $7.9 million in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funds through the Governor’s Office of Crime community with evidence of our commitment to your safety In September, I testified before the Maryland General Assembly’s Control and Prevention including $50,000 in COVID relief funding for Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability advocating and well-being. personal protection equipment. The grant funds have underwritten for the repeal of the LEOBOR, better whistle-blower protections, this campaign and provided the support for the Baltimore City SAO statewide information-sharing on police misconduct cases, and other to double the size of the Victim and Witness Services Unit, adding 20 vital reform measures Baltimore is where my family and I call home. My children, new victim advocate positions that are assigned to every division of and your children, deserve peace of mind. With a nearly eight- the Baltimore City SAO. In the past two years, the office has served Investing In Our Future month closure of a significant portion of the Maryland court 18,586 victims and witnesses – 34 times the 546 victims and witnesses Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the requirement system’s functions, my Assistant State’s Attorneys (ASA) served in 2015. This year alone, the office has served 7,199 victims and to socially-distance, my office’s dedication to transforming the role of witnesses to date. prosecutors in the communities they serve was unyielding. As we head continue to deliver justice to the victims and witnesses of Balancing Public Health and Safety into 2021, we will continue the tried and true programs established this City, while exercising thoughtful discretion to balance during my tenure that served nearly 8,500 individuals last year public health with public safety. On March 18, I instructed my prosecutors to immediately dismiss including: any charges and release individuals arrested for nonviolent offenses The Junior State’s Attorney’s Program – a paid educational opportunity that pose no threat to public safety and to reduce COVID-19 spread that has served 257 Baltimore City youth to date. Participants learn Please take a close look at the wealth of information in correctional facilities. I also joined public health officials in about all the different criminal justice career opportunities available to advocating for the development of decarceral guidelines for the state’s contained in this report. It is a testament to the hard them after graduation implemented virtually via Zoom in 2020. prisons and jails, which was ultimately successful following Governor work of my dedicated staff who transitioned from Hogan’s announcement that he would release 1000 individuals from #BmorePopUp – a summer event series which provides our young in-office to work-from-home-functions seamlessly correctional facilities. people with alternative activities on Friday evenings when juvenile crimes tend to spike, presented virtually in 2020 as a Friday evening during 2020. I encourage you to share this report On December 7, I announced the creation of our new Sentencing dance party with celebrity interviews and giveaways by utilizing Review Unit (SRU). The SRU will review cases of certain incarcerated with family, friends, and neighbors because the partnerships with Radio One, DJ Quicksilva, Blackout Management, people to determine whether the office supports their release in an effort to interrupt violent crime in Baltimore and DTLR. Nearly 8,000 people have attended pop-ups since 2015. effort to address mass incarceration, racial inequity in sentencing, and City cannot be done alone. It is a monumental decarcerating corrections facilities for the safety of elderly inmates AIM to B’More – an alternative to incarceration that improves the task that will take collaboration and coordination who are susceptible to Covid-19. quality of life for low-level felony drug offenders. Graduates of this program develop career skills and leave without a criminal record to achieve. On December 19, Judge Bryant ruled in favor of a joint motion brought tarnishing their ability to start anew. Over 12,000 community service by Lawyers from the University of Maryland and the SAO’s Sentencing hours have been completed by AIM participants. Review Unit, resulting in the release of Maryland’s longest serving female prisoner, Eraina Pretty. Ms. Pretty pled guilty to first degree murder, use of a handgun in a crime of violence and accessory after the fact in September of 1978. She was 18 at the age of the crime and had served 42 years in prison where she exemplified that rehabilitation out of a life of crime is possible. Marilyn J. Mosby, Esq. Baltimore City State’s Attorney

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 1 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS Our MISSION The mission of the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City is to safeguard communities in Baltimore City through the effective prosecution of crime. Justice is the only barometer of success for our office, which is why our prosecutors are sworn to aggressively pursue “justice over convictions” in every case. Justice is doing what is fair and appropriate in each case, taking into account the nature of the crime, its impact upon the victim, and the circumstances of the defendant. Sometimes justice requires a conviction and lengthy prison sentence, but other times justice requires dropping all charges, or diverting a defendant out of the criminal justice system to drug rehabilitation, education or job training. When the evidence exists—justice also requires us to exonerate those that have been falsely accused or wrongly convicted. Our VISION The Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, which is uncompromisingly committed to accountability, professionalism, and transparency— is working towards a future where community trust in the criminal justice system is restored; violent offenders are held accountable, and communities feel safe. We seek to cultivate an environment where success is measured not solely by the number of convictions obtained but how we engage communities and apply justice independent of one’s sex, race, religion, sexual orientation or occupation.

2020Prioritizing ANNUAL Public REPORT Safety 3 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 4 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS Bureaus And Units

The Criminal Intelligence The Major Crimes Bureau includes the Conviction Integrity Unit, Bureau is the largest the Public Trust and Police division in the office, Integrity Unit, the Forfeiture and is comprised and Economic Crimes Unit, the Criminal Strategies Unit, of all Felony Trial the Evidence Review Unit, units, including; and the Sentencing Review Major Investigations, Unit. The recently created Baltimore Community Homicide, Special Intelligence Centers and Victims, Gun Violence the Community Engagement Enforcement, General unit now fall under this bureau as well. Felony and Narcotics. OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

CRIMINAL MAJOR INTELLIGENCE CRIMES Administration The External Affairs provides all Bureau, created under the The Operations administrative, non- Mosby Administration, is Bureau is comprised legal support to the responsible for fostering and strengthening of the District Court, office and includes 188 relationships with the Central Booking, Attorneys the following units: Baltimore community Misdemeanor, Human Resources, and includes the following Juvenile, Problem Finance, Information units: Communications, Solving Courts, and Technology, Victim and Witness Training units. Operations, and 375 Services, and Crime 42 Victim 130 Policy & Legislation. Control and Prevention. Support Witness TOTAL Staff Staff STAFF

15 Investigators

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 5 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 6 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS conviction embracing the rates community, Virtually n March 13, Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an Administrative 0Order announcing a statewide closure of the courts to the public in Baltimore City due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since this time, the courts have intermittently opened in some capacity only to close again by similar orders in the late fall. Despite these limitations, the SAO processed 4,284 criminal cases in Circuit Court during 2020. Total General Fund Budget : $36,954,101 93% FELONY $7.2 HOMICIDE 9,734 58 85% million Participants in Virtual #BMORE- Virtual Junior MAJOR Total Grant POPUP Series State’s Attorneys INVESTIGATIONS Dollars 91% UNIT GUN VIOLENCE ENFORCEMENT 91% DIVISION 8644 722 153 Victims and Grief Counseling Families 98% NARCOTICS Witnesses Served Sessions Relocated

SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT 100%

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espite the Maryland court system delaying jury trials and other FEB 21 - SHAWN BATTLE Din-person functions for long stretches of time in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore City’s ASAs continued to obtain justice Shawn Battle was sentenced in E. Baltimore Street Homicide to 30 years. The for victims of crime by securing necessary convictions and sentences. shooting resulted in the death of Christopher Sutton.

JAN 14 - RODNEY HARRIS Rodney Harris sentenced to 35 years for Assault and Manslaughter of his MAR 10 - DE’ANDRE SLEET pregnant girlfriend who lost her unborn child as a result. De’Andre Sleet was sentenced to life plus 25 years with the first 10 years to be served without the possibility of parole. Sleet was found guilty in December 2019 for the murder of Timothy Moriconi in Federal Hill. JAN 21 - MICHAEL WILLIAMS Michael Williams, a violent repeat offender was sentenced to 45 years in prison for Armed Robbery and Weapon Charges. SEP 29 - “ONE-WAY” DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION Collaborative investigation with BPD lead to the indictment of seven suspected drug trafficking organization members. The investigation led to the seizure of: JAN 30 - RYAN HAZEL suspected cocaine, suspected fentanyl, other suspected CDS, cutting agents, am- Ryan Hazel was sentenced to 22 years on 11 counts of Firearm and Drug munition, approximately $22,000 USD, and drug paraphernalia. Trafficking Offenses.

OCT 28 - ERIC DOLLSON FEB 3 - VICTOR ROBINSON Eric Dollson was sentenced to Life plus 15 years for the murder of Josue Victor Robinson was sentenced to Life suspend all but 40 Years for Strangulation Gonzales-Jiminez in 2017. of his pregnant girlfriend. The victim, Shawna Davis, was found dead on a play- ground bench in the Waverly community.

NOV 20 - GUY BELL FEB 4 - WILLARD TURNER Guy Bell was sentenced to five years, suspend all but six months, and five months Willard Turner was sentenced to Life plus 80 Years for Kidnapping, Torture, and probation, as well as $51,834 in restitution after being found guilty of theft Murder. The victim, Tiffany Jones was abducted in broad daylight and found dead scheme and embezzlement of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s Delta Lambda inside a burning vacant home the next day. chapter, which he was Treasurer of at the time.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 9 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 10 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS overcoming SAO These highlighted actions represent a fraction of the effort the unprecedented Challenges PANDEMIC office has done to support public safety and public health in 2020 RESPONSE in Baltimore City. n March 5, Governor Hogan issued a Declaration • Stopped the prosecution of certain low-level offenses including: 0of a State of Emergency and Existence of a Catastrophic POLICIES Drug Possession Attempted Distribution Health Emergency due to COVID-19. On Friday, March 13, 2020, Prostitution Open Container Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an Administrative Order n March of 2020 as the City announcing the statewide closure of the courts to the public in Iclosed and the Governor issued Trespassing Rogue and Vagabond statewide “Stay At Home Orders” light of the rapid coronavirus spread. the SAO was required to adapt Minor Traffic Offenses Urinating or Defecating operations to preserve public health in Public The order stated, in pertinent part, that “All courts in and address public safety. The • Expanded bail review criteria to account for the offenses we were the Maryland Judiciary, court offices, administrative number of individuals entering the offices, units of the Judiciary, and the Offices of the criminal justice system had to be no longer prosecuting Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be closed to the public decreased and the status quo was • Quashed warrants and dismissed pending cases for offenses we on an emergency basis, effective March 16, 2020...” The no longer justifiable. The unique were not prosecuting SAO immediately put in place a plan to protect staff challenges that prosecutors faced • Expanded bail review criteria to allow more flexibility and victims/witnesses of crime to ensure we were in light of COVID-19 required that continuing to provide services for the residents of our the SAO consult with other agencies • Revised our Bench Warrant policy so that now the SAO is only City. Employees moved to remote work, including our and public health experts. These asking for a bench warrant for felony offenses, and ASAs are advised staff housed in Central Booking. We secured laptops for consultations with the Office of the to take several steps prior to requesting a bench warrant, which is for Central Booking ASAs to allow them to do their work, Public Defender, the American Civil only to be utilized as a last resort. as well as personal protective equipment for staff that Liberties Union, and Johns Hopkins must interact with the public. We also found creative public health professionals led to These policy changes resulted in: ways to engage our victims and witnesses as the a bold and aggressive plan that did • Quashed over 1400 warrants for charges no longer prosecuting pandemic has continued throughout the year including not decrease public safety, but did • The Probation Team reviewed violation of probation cases for the a virtual youth series in the summer and a virtual Court address public health concerns. in the Community session focused on mitigating the exact nature of the violation, and 53 out of 123 people (43%) on spread of coronavirus in corrections facilities. As chief prosecutor, public safety probation that fit our criteria recommended for release Throughout the COVID-19 crisis our office has is and always will be my top • The Pre-trial Team, reviewed cases for those being detained pending continued to work to safeguard communities in their trial date, and 58 out of 175 people (33%) that fit our criteria Baltimore City through the effective prosecution of priority. Prosecutors are ministers were recommended for release crime and offer all services virtual and in-person when of the criminal justice system and • The Early Release Team reviewed those people set to be released necessary, ensuring we are keeping our community and within 90 days and 39 out of 120 people (33%) of individuals that fit our staff safe. As prosecutors, we’re ministers of the the criteria were recommended for early release criminal justice system and we continued this effort you have to be committed despite the closures and restrictions required in light of to justice over convictions The SAO changes to policy as a result of the public health threat that the COVID-19 emergency. State’s Attorney Mosby and COVID-19 poses have not been a threat to public safety, despite a 37% the office remain committed to justice over convictions and protecting public decrease in the number of individuals entering and cycling through the and protecting the safety and wellbeing of everyone in criminal justice system. Instead we have witnessed increases in public our community, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or safety and the well-being safety that includes: country of origin and those obligations include people who are currently in prison or jail. over everyone in our community, • 30% drop in categories of arrest such as robberies and property crimes 2020 at the SAO was all about adapting to the global which is inclusive of those who health emergency we faced and ensuring that we • 20% drop in reported violent crime from the prior year- all crimes were reacting in a manner that was in favor of both are currently in prison and/or jail. that we are continuing to prosecute public safety and public health during these difficult • 80% decrease in arrests for drug possession times. This report illustrates our response to COVID- Marilyn J. Mosby, 19 and highlights that our work, while in different State’s Attorney for Baltimore City environments from the past, continued in spite of it all.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 11 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 12 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS UPDATED MARCH 25, 2020

PHASE TWO: Utilizing Technology,

AVOIDING A JOINT STATEMENT FROM ELECTED PROSECUTORS DEATH SENTENCE ON COVID-19 AND ADDRESSING THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF THOSE IN CUSTODY Maintaining Efficacy March 2020

fter the closure of Maryland’s courts, State’s Attorney Mosby he State’s Attorney directed staff to COVID-19 has the world on high alert. In recognition that the coronavirus is spreading quickly among high concentrations of people in close proximity, schools are being shut down, began the work of addressing the life threatening reality of Tlook at the pretrial population - conferences rescheduled, international travel is being restricted, and cruise ships -- the early A incubators of the virus -- are being quarantined. Those measures are all sensible, but they also people held while waiting for their trial the COVID-19 spread in prisons, jails and communities. drive home how little attention is being paid to the millions of people in the most overcrowded date —and people set to be released in the conditions that are ripe for the spread of this contagious and deadly virus: the people behind bars in America’s jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers. The evidence was clear from reports coming out of other countries, like next 90 days—to actually reduce the existing China and Iran, that inaction would mean more lives lost. Criminal justice corrections population. There are 2.3 million adults and children locked up in the United States in various systems of confinement, including state and federal prisons, local jails, youth correctional facilities, and reporters from news outlets like the Appeal and the Marshall Project were immigration detention centers. Far more cycle in and out of jail on a daily basis; there are 10.6 sounding the alarm. Even before Governor Hogan had declared a state of The office expanded bail review criteria to million jail admissions every year. emergency and closed the schools, the State’s Attorney was pushing staff to account for the offenses we were no longer Our country’s jail and prison populations have exploded over the last few decades, a result of think about the implications of the virus for the criminal justice system in prosecuting, and also cases relating to people being prosecuted more often for less serious behavior; an increase in the severity of sentences imposed; and our cash-based pretrial detention system, which keeps hundreds of our City. Something we recognized was that the virus would spread quickly possession with intent to distribute, second thousands of people in jail prior to any determination of guilt and merely because they can’t afford to pay bail. Recently, immigration detention has reached record proportions, despite in prisons and jails, because people are held in close quarters, and State’s degree assault, fourth degree burglary, apprehensions at the border being far below historic highs. The result of these practices is Attorney Mosby pointed out in those early conversations that it wouldn’t malicious destruction of property, failure to overcrowded jail, prison and immigration detention facilities that force people together in close quarters without access to proper hygiene or medical care, sometimes living barracks-style in just impact people who are incarcerated. It would also impact staff at these appear in court, and probation violations. gyms or other open spaces, breathing the same recycled air for up to 23 hours per day. These facilities, who would come and go freely from their place of work and could conditions are fertile ground for the spread of a virus like COVID-19.

bring the virus back to our communities. The SAO recognized that the scale Perhaps the biggest part of our strategy was We, as elected prosecutors, have an obligation to protect the safety and wellbeing of everyone in of the challenge was huge, and because of that we were one of the first the State’s Attorney, in partnership with public our community, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or country of origin. Those obligations extend behind prison walls. And they require elected prosecutors to step up in this time of growing prosecutor offices in the Country to engage on this issue and we put in place health and criminal justice experts, insisting public health concerns to address the needs and rights of individuals in these facilities. a very bold and aggressive plan. that the Governor address this crisis on a An outbreak of the coronavirus in these custodial facilities would not only move fast, it would statewide level in regards to the pandemic’s potentially be catastrophic. According to the Center for Disease Control, the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions are more susceptible to falling severely ill with COVID-19. PHASE ONE: impact on the prison system. We recognized Both populations are, unfortunately, well represented among incarcerated people. People over that prosecutors can only do so much, because the age of 55 make up the fastest growing demographic of those imprisoned. From 1999 to 2016, the number of people age 55 or older in state and federal prisons increased 280 percent and it is REDEFINING THREATS we have to go into court and argue cases on estimated that by 2030, there will be over 400,000 people in our prisons over the age of 50. an individual basis. And we also know that we Similarly, jails and prisons house disproportionately large numbers of people with chronic he State’s Attorney asked staff to come up with are just one jurisdiction in the state, and other As public health experts, we believe these steps Tpolicies to try to slow the number of people jurisdictions weren’t necessarily following our are essential to support the health of incarcerated entering prisons and jails in the first place.So we lead. introduced a set of policies that were not a threat to individuals, who are some of the most vulnerable public safety, including Drug Possession, Prostitution, The Governor was encouraged to use his power people in our society; the vital personnel who Trespassing, Minor Traffic offenses, Attempted to make sweeping reductions to the prison work in prisons and jail; and all people in the Distribution, Open Container, Rogue and Vagabond, and population and reduce the exposure to the state of Maryland. Urinating or defecating in public. virus. The State’s Attorney wrote letters and sent proposals, in partnership with the Office Excerpt from letter sent to Governor Hogan to The day after we introduced these policies, the of the Public Defender, ACLU, Johns Hopkins express the importance of statewide measures. Baltimore City Police Department announced that they public health professionals and others to would also use discretion to not arrest people on these express the importance of statewide measures. charges, exemplifying the inter-agency coordination This persistence paid off in April when the necessary for effective policy. Governor announced an executive order to release 700 people. As a result, the SAO, with These measures have been successful in reducing the Department of Corrections and the parole the flow of people into the criminal justice system, board, provided feedback on those individuals and therefore reducing exposure to the virus. Between who could be released. March 19, 2020 and March 3, 2021 we saw 13,157 people brought to central booking, a drop of 39% compared to In November, the Governor issued a second the 21449 people during that previous year. executive order for early release of 1200, and our office reviewed individuals in Baltimore City and made recommendations to the Department of Corrections.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 13 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 14 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS PHASE THREE: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD COVID-19 in jails is still a major public health threat, and we want to uashing warrants and dismissing pending cases was the next slow the number of people entering step in our plan to tackle the coronavirus in the corrections Q the criminal justice system. As system. It would not be fair for people charged on February 20 to be prosecutors, we are committed to prosecuted for something that someone charged on March 20 would protecting the safety and wellbeing DECARCERATION: not be prosecuted for. As a result, the SAO dismissed 1423 cases for COVID-19 reasons. However, people were still being picked up on of everyone in our community. A TANGIBLE CHANGE IN failure to appear warrants for not showing up to court for offenses Marilyn J. Mosby, that were no longer prosecuted. Therefore, SAO prosecutors State’s Attorney for Baltimore City OUR CORRECTIONS SYSTEM gathered and assessed open and pending warrants, requested hearings to eliminate the warrants and enter a “nolle prosequi” in s an office, we are proud that we have been able to reform the criminal each case, effectively dismissing the charge. This is referred to as Ajustice system, with no negative impact on public safety. In light of “quashing” a warrant. The hearings took place in District Court on “We are worried about all the people COVID-19, we stopped prosecuting a range of misdemeanor offenses, reformed June 17 and ended on June 19. An additional hearing took place in behind bars, especially those 50 our bail processes, and supported many individuals for early release from Circuit Court. 540 warrants were quashed in the district court and or older and those who may have incarceration. We did not see a negative impact on public safety. In 2020, there 46 misdemeanor warrants were quashed in the circuit court. The health problems. We are worried was a 30% drop in categories of arrest such as robberies and property crimes underlying charges were dropped in each instance. We have also about the deaths that we may start and a 20% drop in reported violent crime from the prior year - all crimes that completed a second wave of warrant elimination in February 2021 to see behind bars, we know how we are continuing to prosecute. These results show that we can pursue reform and eliminated another 829 warrants. quickly they spread.” and not risk the safety of our community and our residents. In November, with the second wave of coronavirus rapidly Lauren-Brooke Eisen, approaching, the SAO released a new policy on bail and bench Director, Justice Program Brennan Center for Justice warrants to once again find ways to further reduce the jail There has been a 39% population. This was in consultation with other prosecutor offices The overall incarcerated in San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, and Philadelphia to exchange reduction (around 8000 people) information on decarceral policies. population in Baltimore City I, along with public health officials, in people entering the public defenders, and criminal justice is down 20% during COVID. experts have provided detailed (around 3000 people). criminal justice system. proposals to Governor Hogan and still stand ready to assist him in any way to prevent the spread. The clock is ticking and we must act now to protect the public’s health. Marilyn J. Mosby, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 15 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 16 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS Honoring those lost altimore ended 2020 with 335 men, women and children murdered, and an Badditional 725 were shot resulting in non-fatal injuries. As we fight for justice and work towards peace, we must remember and honor all the lives lost.

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2020 ANNUAL REPORT 17 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 18 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS VICTIMS’ THE FAMILY BEREAVEMENT A Double-Edged Sword: EMERGENCY FUND CENTER: A SAFE SPACE he Victims’ Emergency Fund, managed by the he Victim and Witness Crime and a Pandemic T Victims & Witness Services Unit of the SAO, helps T Services Unit includes individuals with immediate needs that arise as a the Family Bereavement result of an encounter with crime. This fund provided Center (FBC), the first THE VICTIM & WITNESS over $10,500 in 2020 to people impacted by crime in of its kind in the State, VICTIMS & WITNESSES Baltimore City. Eligible costs include repairing broken that provides a full- SERVICES UNIT 8,644 OF CRIME windows and locks, replacing stolen medication, time staff dedicated to cleaning up crime scenes, and more. serving survivors of he Victim & Witness Services Unit VICTIMS & WITNESSES homicide. It remains the RELOCATED T of the SAO serves the victims and 153 FUNDING HOPE only center to provide on-going individual witnesses of crimes that occur in Baltimore COUNSELING SESSIONS his year was especially hard financially for many therapy to adults and City, regardless of the status or outcome OFFERED TO FAMILIES 722 OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS T Baltimoreans. Finding funds for our victims and children impacted by homicide of the case. The unit is staffed by a team witnesses has never been more important. since 1990. of dedicated victim advocates and social Our office secured two victim service grants, totaling The FBC is dedicated to providing coordinated services workers who serve as liaisons between $188,125 in grant funding. In late Spring 2020, we to family members of homicide victims in Baltimore victims, witnesses and prosecutors. My role as a Homicide Advocate can be received $50,000 in Victim COVID-19 Emergency Relief City, including but not limited to, providing individual tough every day if you are not prepared. funds to provide emergency relief for client requests and group therapy, information and referrals for burial related to transportation, food insecurity, rental and assistance, crime scene clean-up and other community In FY21, the SAO secured $1.7 million in Victims of Therefore, I am prepared each and every day relocation assistance, domestic violence, and cleaning resources. FBC provides linkages to; court advocates Crime Act (VOCA) grant funds from the Governor’s to meet survivors and their families where supplies. In the fall, we received an additional $138,125 in through the office of the States’ attorney of Baltimore Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim they are...My motto that I strive with each Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funds. The funds City, BPD advocates, and community advocates. Services to continue our efforts and improve family is for me ‘To be great at what I do so for this program were critical in retaining our Child services offered to victims and witnesses of crime. The FBC staff includes three dedicated and highly each family can get through!’ Homicide Witness Therapist. VOCA grant funds are used to fill 24 victim advocate trained clinical therapists, two skilled advocates, and positions, including bilingual advocates and social two committed administrative support members. worker therapists, bringing our advocate total to Lakeisha McFall Despite the challenges presented in 2020, the FBC was able to provide over 600 face-to-face and virtual 40. The funding received continues to aid our office VWS Advocate in helping the citizens of Baltimore who have been VOCA Awards since 10/1/2015 therapy sessions, distributed over 269 electronic victimized by crime. outreach letters, attended numerous trainings and providers meetings. The therapists also prepared and provided virtual trainings and workshops on grief and 10/1/2015 – 9/30/2016 $267,090 loss for numerous agencies. Despite the pandemic, the victims who victims who felt victims who felt victims victims who FBC was able to co-host the annual Survivors Against felt more self more informed more informed served felt safer 10/1/2016 – 9/30/2018 $2,150,895 Violence Everywhere (SAVE) holiday gathering virtually sufficient (services) (rights) as a way to reach out during the difficult holiday time 10/1/2017 – 9/30/2018 $16,492 period to those who have tragically lost a loved one to 1/1-3/31 3155 1982 203 1972 1366 violence. In addition, FBC was once again adopted for the 3rd year by Johns Hopkins Hospital’s 10/1/2018 – 9/30/2019 $1,292,082 Department of Radiology gift card 4/1-6/30 1435 583 177 805 612 drive, where close to $4,000 0/1/2019 – 9/30/2020 $2,188,235 in gift cards were collected 7/1-9/30 2182 819 149 148 733 for families impacted by 3/1/2020 – 8/31/2020 $50,000 violence. Through these efforts, over 10/1-12/31 1872 824 977 1079 652 25 families were 10/1/2020 – 9/30/2021 $1,748,005 gifted to help TOTAL 8644 4208 1506 4004 3363 them through the holidays. TOTAL: $7,712,799

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 19 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 20 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS YOU ARE NOT ALONE. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.

altimore has seen an increase in domestic Bviolence calls since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. This comes as national statistics reveal an uptick in domestic violence cases when victims are forced to stay at home with their abusers. If you or your loved one are a victim or witness of a crime, TurnAround, a local victim services agency for survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence please call 1-877-SAO-4TIP and and human trafficking, reported in July that their call volume for services increased by 300 visit TogetherWeAreStronger.com percent in the last six months compared to the previous time period. for information on local

At the end of October, the SAO launched Phase resources available. II of the ‘Together We Are Stronger’ campaign, continuing the public education push to remind residents about the support and services for victims and witnesses of crime in Baltimore City. The campaign included a targeted push to share resources available for domestic violence survivors in light of the spike during We must prioritize resources to the COVID-19 pandemic. During October through December, the campaign generated ensure the protection and support over 53 million impressions across various media platforms. for victim and witnesses of crime to

Our campaign also includes a dedicated make it easy to come forward and resource page on the agency’s website, billboards, a toll-free tip line to report crime, put an end to the vicious cycle of and a series of public service announcements that will run on television and radio stations witness intimidation and the ‘stop across the city. These will tell authentic stories from the perspective of family members snitching’ mentality who have been impacted by crime while Marilyn J. Mosby, highlighting an array of victim and witness services such as court accompaniment, victim State’s Attorney for Baltimore City witness relocation, sign language interpreters, victim/impact statements, transportation arrangement and grief counseling.

This campaign is the most recent milestone in the Mosby administration’s commitment to keeping Victim and Witness Services a paramount priority for the agency.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 21 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 22 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS remaining smart on crime: Crime Strategies Unit

n 2015, State’s Attorney Mosby created the ICrime Strategies Unit (CSU) to use data, CSU BY THE NUMBERS science-based strategies, and 21st century technology to fight crime. The CSU works closely with the Baltimore Police Department, other law enforcement /criminal justice agencies, and members of the community to identify the groups and individuals most responsible for committing crimes that impact our communities, from violent crimes to low-level, quality-of-life offenses. four five

The CSU then facilitates information sharing about these individuals and groups throughout analysts the SAO and amongst all of our partners to inform active bail recommendations, strengthen cases, and improve prosecutorial outcomes. investigations The CSU is based on a similar model created by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York. One of the powerful tools key to CSU’s strategic approach is the development of an Arrest Alert System within the SAO. Prosecutors are alerted immediately when a person of interest is arrested for any reason. CSU staff coordinate with prosecutors at the Central Booking and Intake Facility (CBIF) to ensure that appropriate Arrest Alert System charging decisions and bail recommendations currently tracking are made for these individuals. This ensures that persons of interest, whether they pose a danger 84 to the community or are needed for an existing case, will not go undetected during the booking indictments and intake process. Currently there are 464 individuals being tracked in the SAO Arrest Alert to date of violent crime System. The Arrest Alert System is distinct from drivers and the group the SAO’s War Room which also operates at CBIF. 464 The War Room identifies violent repeat offenders, members who facilitate upon booking, and identifies the steps necessary their violent criminal activity individuals to ensure those dangerous individuals are held pre-trial.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 23 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 24 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS The War Room’s criteria includes past criminal CSU works with our local, state, and national record, parole or probation status, and current partners in the City’s Group Violence charges. The Arrest Alert System identifies Reduction Strategy. GVRS is a data-driven individuals who are known to law enforcement initiative, based on the best evidence and but may not meet the War Room’s criteria, such tactics to identify and dismantle violent as a known gang member who has no prior New to 2020, CSU now manages the SAO criminal networks while bringing offenders arrests for violent crimes but is suspected of community liaisons who work within to justice. GVRS involves a partnership of law violence by local law enforcement. enforcement, prosecutors, community and CSU. They represent the State’s Attorney social service organizations, who collectively CSU is part of a number of key citywide at inter-agency meetings, community engage with an active numberof groups and initiatives to address crime and increase public association meetings, and community people involved in gun violence. This work is safety in our City. Included in these initiatives done in coordination with the BCICs. are the Baltimore Community Intelligence events, including meetings with the Center (BCIC), Gun Crime Intelligence Center Baltimore Police Department. (CGIC), and Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS). These are collaborative efforts in which THEIR ROLES INCLUDE: Continuous collaboration and CSU works with our local, State and National partners to address crime and the root causes Identifying important meetings and partnership is key to tackling the of crime throughout our city. events in a designated police district violence in our city. As this CSU

The BCICs are the expansion of the Strategic Reporting community problems or illustrates, data-driven tactics, Decision Support Center (SDSC) and are a and forthright and deliberate collaboration between the SAO, BPD, the issues to CSU staff and other SAO Baltimore City Health Department and the team members sharing among all local, state, Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Criminal and federal law enforcement Justice, teaming assistant state’s attorneys Identifying options and solutions to with data analysts, police officers, caseworkers partners can strategically and other partners to make the process of the issues raised by the community facilitating cases more streamlined and provide combat the violence plaguing Educate the community about direct support in the communities in which our communities. they work. They offer District level real- services provided by the office time crime centers which serve as command Marilyn J. Mosby, and control centers for district personnel to Track cases that are of concern to the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City gain awareness of what is happening in their districts and decide on responses. BCICs community and secure community/ provide a mechanism for problem analysis victim impact statements where in support of place and people-based inter- appropriate This crime creduction strategy involves agency coordination. identifying persons and places responsible for serious community violence, and investigating Within the CGIC, CSU coordinates, deconflicts Meet with and assist community the criminal activity of those violent crime and strategizes with our GCIC partners to members with ongoing crime and drivers and their supporting criminal obtain and capitalize on evidence relating related criminal justice matters, such networks in conjunction with investigating to firearms and violent crimes in which the environmental aspects of the supporting firearms are used. In furtherance of the GCIC as submitting victim/community criminal places that are conducive to the partnership, CSU coordinates GCIC cases impact statements violent criminal behavior and the underlying with other initiatives and tracks the progress or supportive criminal enterprises. The GVRS of these cases. A tool used in furtherance Compile information to assist CSU model further partners with the community to of the CGIC is the CSU IBIN Alert System dissuade future violence through a coordinated which tracks and gives automatic alerts to with its mission to use data more community moral message and genuine offer SAO leadership, ASAs and analysts when effectively in prosecutions of help to those who want it from service cases contain Integrated Ballistic Information partners, as well as targeted community Network, (IBIN) evidence. CSU also stores IBIN investments to reduce the environmental risk related connections in our Crime Map. factors for such violence.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 25 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 26 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS Connecting and Rebuilding VIRTUAL COURT IN Community Trust in a Pandemic THE COMMUNITY The topics discussed ranged from the rescheduling of court COMMUNITY cases to the decarceration of prisons, and more. State’s ourt in the Community is an event created by Attorney Mosby moderated a panel of health and criminal COURT WATCH CState’s Attorney Mosby and held quarterly by the Community Engagement Division with the justice experts including; In 2017, the SAO launched a new, online tool to engage the community in purpose of educating the public about the criminal our fight against crime. Community Court Watch is a citywide database justice process. Initially housed in the courthouse, that enables the public to track the trajectory of arrests that have then transitioned to locations throughout the City, DR. CHRIS BEYRER occurred in their neighborhoods. The Community Court Watch Court in the Community has covered criminal Professor, Department map is accessible on any smart device and features interactive justice topics including recidivism, domestic data points that users can tap for court dates, outcomes, and violence, sexual assault, LGBTQ+ rights, and juvenile of Epidemiology other data related to arrests that have resulted in cases. This justice. The event typically includes an overview of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg information enables community members to attend court, the court process as it relates to the topic at hand, School of Public Health submit timely impact statements and attend transfer interactive panel discussion with subject matter hearings held at the Juvenile Justice Center. The map experts, and a question and answer session with focuses on the City’s most violent crimes including State’s Attorney Mosby. MICHAEL COLLINS homicides, non-fatal shootings, armed robberies, Strategic Policy & carjackings and animal cruelty. At any given time In 2020 the SAO moved Court in The Community the Community Court Watch map is tracking up to social media. On April 30, The State’s Attorney’s Planning Director to 1,000 cases. In 2020 the app had over 70 new Office hosted its first virtual Court in the Office of the State’s downloads, and over 6,500 views. Community event on Facebook Live. Attorney for Baltimore City The conversation lasted nearly an hour and a half and was viewed by over 2,000 people. To watch the entire virtual Court in the Community on the SAO DEBRA M. DAVIS, ESQ. YouTube Channel, click here. Delegate District 28, Charles County Traditionally we hold our Court in the Community events quarterly around the City for participants SONIA KUMAR to engage with us in-person. Sr. Staff Attorney In light of the COVID-19 ACLU-MD pandemic, we will be hosting a discussion about the virus’ impact on the criminal justice NICOLE MUNDELL system in a virtual forum. Executive Director Marilyn J. Mosby Out for Justice State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 27 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 28 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS transforming protest to policy: Police Accountability or the past six years State’s Attorney Mosby Fhas advocated for police accountability reform in Maryland, after having attempted to hold police accountable for the death of an innocent 25-year old Black man named Freddie Carlos Gray, Jr. from West Baltimore, MD, who was killed in the custody of the Baltimore City Police Department. The murders of black men and women across This summer her advocacy moved to national headlines the Country by those sworn to protect them has NO KNOCK WARRANTS as the longstanding crisis of police violence and led, rightfully so, to lawmakers in Maryland and structural racism in America emerged again when a our County moving to the forefront the need for olice are usually required to knock on the door and Minneapolis police officer arrested George Floyd, a police reform. The Maryland General Assembly’s announce their presence when serving an arrest 46-year-old Black man, for allegedly using a counterfeit P House of Delegates formed the Workgroup to warrant. But officers may request written approval $20 bill. On camera, the State’s Attorney and individuals Address Police Accountability and Reform. from a judge to conduct a no-knock warrant if they across the nation watched as an officer pinned Floyd to The workgroup met monthly in the interim believe that announcing their presence could cause the ground and kneeled on his neck for eight minutes between Legislative Session. State’s Attorney evidence to be destroyed or people to be hurt. It’s up to and 46 seconds, killing him. All while other officers Mosby advocated and testified for the same a judge to approve or deny that request. simply looked on. Mr. Floyd’s death prompted a surge proposals that were recognized as needed at of demonstrations that demanded reform of police and the start of her administration after the death No-knock warrants were criticized publicly across accountability for the deaths. This demand quickly of Freddie Gray Jr. These proposals include the Country after Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old spread from Minneapolis to the rest of the country. independent investigations, increased penalties emergency room technician, was shot and killed in From May 26 (the day after Mr. Floyds death) through for police misconduct, whistleblower protections, her home by Louisville police officers as they were in August 22, The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data civilian oversight, and local prosecutions the midst of serving a no-knock. Taylor’s boyfriend Project recorded over 10,000 demonstrations across for police misconduct. has said he fired one shot, believing an intruder was more than 2,440 locations in all 50 states. breaking in. An officer was wounded in his leg. Mirroring their colleagues efforts in the House, Protests, as time wore on this summer, included more the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held “The ends do not justify the means, victims of police violence spurred by racism throughout rare bill hearings during a time in which the seventeen states do not allow this tactic, the nation. At the start of 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was Maryland General Assembly was not in session. shot and killed in Georgia by a former police officer and In these more targeted hearings, State’s Attorney and our office will also no longer sign off on his son while out jogging. The former officer and his Mosby continued to advocate for the repeal of this dangerous measure. son claimed Mr. Arbery was suspected of breaking into the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights, the Marilyn J. Mosby nearby homes. In Louisville, Kentucky Breonna Taylor, creation of a state-wide misconduct database, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City a 26 year old paramedic, was murdered while sleeping the elimination of no-knock warrants, and in her home. Police raided the wrong home while requiring an officer to both intervene and report attempting to serve a warrant and exchanged gunfire misconduct. This work continues into 2021 as ASAs no longer authorize so-called “no-knock” with one of the occupants; the occupant’s partner was we move our protest into policy during the 90 warrants. The events of the tragic killing of Breonna Breonna Taylor. Rayshard Brooks, an unarmed Black day 2021 Maryland General Assembly session. Taylor, clearly illustrate that the ends do not justify man killed by police in Atlanta, Georgia. Jacob Blake, During this upcoming year the SAO will continue the means. Seventeen states across the Country do an unarmed Black man shot seven times by police in to advocate for accountability and reform of not allow this tactic. Our office joined their efforts on Kenosha, Wisconsin. Even beyond the murders that police ensuring one standard of justice for all October 14, 2020. occurred in 2020, protests this year plead for police of Baltimore. accountability while acknowledging others murdered like Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, and Trayvon Martin.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 29 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 30 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS SAO legislative v FORFEITURE BY WRONGDOING: This legislation will make it easier to present out-of-court statements against those that victories 2020 intimidate witnesses by lowering the burden of proof needed for a prosecutor to secure convictions. This standard puts Maryland in line with the federal government and the majority of the states in our country. Witness intimidation frequently manifests in the form of violent, PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTION and sometimes lethal, crimes and often prevents law enforcement from conducting thorough investigations that lead to arrests. In cases in which a suspect is identified and arrested, witness he Maryland General Assembly session began on January 8, 2020. Session intimidation continues to impact our ability to prosecute crime and to convict those responsible. Toperated in spite of the looming COVID-19 virus threat until the end of March. At this time they stopped allowing public entrance into the State buildings. The PARTIAL EXPUNGEMENT, work of our legislators continued though and so did the work of our legislative affairs team. MARYLAND JUDICIARY CASE SEARCH: This legislation begins to dismantle the ‘unit rule’ and requires that Maryland Judiciary Case Six years ago, State’s Attorney Mosby created the Legislative Affairs Division Search no longer provide information on an individual’s record related to any cases that were within the SAO because she understood that in order to have an effect on the acquitted, dismissed (except if there were requirements for drug or alcohol treatment) and laws in which we implement, prosecutors must do more than just advocate in the courtroom. Prosecutors must also advocate for fair and just laws, which requires allows for the expungement of additional misdemeanor charges. Additionally, a workgroup us to have a voice in Annapolis. will be convened to study and develop a plan and legislative recommendations for enabling the expungement of criminal charges that are currently not eligible for expungement because During the 2020 legislative session, the SAO made strides in securing the passage of the Unit Rule. of legislation that will have a profound impact on the criminal justice system. From witness intimidation to expungement, these laws will enable us to begin the work necessary to create a fairer and more equitable system to improve public safety for PARTIAL EXPUNGEMENT, all of Baltimore. POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA RECORDS: This legislation will allow those who have a marijuana possession record, to have an opportunity to gain meaningful employment and move past other roadblocks by having their records automatically removed from Maryland Judiciary Case Search. In 2019, the SAO stopped the prosecution of marijuana possession, a violation which has no impact on public safety and disproportionately impacts communities of black and brown people. This bill requires that records pertaining to marijuana possession be removed from Maryland Judiciary Case Search, an online tool often used by employers and landlords to determine an individual’s criminal background. Positive findings within the Maryland Judiciary Case Search often lead to denial of employment, housing and other collateral consequences. JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS LAW: This bill toughens restrictions and requires the State to take specific precautions regarding testimony from jailhouse informants including reporting the information to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services and disclosing it to the defendant. Jailhouse informants are those incarcerated individuals who offer testimony against a defendant, and may receive leniency or other benefits, which can create a strong incentive for false reporting. In Maryland alone, four innocent people have been proven to have been wrongfully convicted as a result of jailhouse informant’s false testimony.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 31 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 32 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS freeing the innocent ensuring justice Conviction Integrity Unit Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit

rongful convictions are not isolated or rare tate’s Attorney Mosby has Those systems of needed reform that are encompassed within the 2021 Wevents but instead arise from systemic defects. Spledged to apply one standard legislative proposals include, among others: State’s Attorney Mosby recognizing this, reconfigured of justice for all, and in so doing the repeal of the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights, which has for and expanded in 2015, the Conviction Integrity Unit she created the Public Trust and years tied the hands of police departments from being able to get (CIU), charging the division with investigating claims Police Integrity Unit (PTPIU). rid of problematic officers; of actual innocence and wrongful convictions. Today, With this unit, the PTPIU, it is critical restricting the grounds for “No knock” warrants that have CIU is one of only three CIUs in the state and is the the office remains transparent to the disproportionately led to the deaths of Black people throughout longest existing CIU in the State. In 2020 one man was extent the law allows and to ensure the our country; exonerated, Melvin Thomas. The CIU receive about 200 office is working towards rebuilding providing mandated training and educational incentives for police community trust. The SAO is currently applications a year from prisoners asking that their officers to acquire higher education; requiring that police officers the only jurisdiction in Maryland cases be reviewed. Since 2015, the CIU has exonerated submit to a mental health assessment as a condition to their following the recommendation certification; ten men who served combined over 270 years in prison of the Association of Prosecuting for crimes they did not commit. Attorney’s (APA) 21st Century mandating a standardized format in compiling and reporting use Prosecution Standards, which of force incidents; requiring the use of body-worn cameras on all encourages prosecutors to officers in every law enforcement agency; I am grateful for the work of my communicate directly with the Conviction Integrity Unit, who public when declining to charge requiring statewide use of force and de-escalation policies that work tirelessly as prosecutors an officer whose conduct resulted emphasize the sanctity of life; in a death or serious bodily injury sworn to not only aggressively requiring an affirmative obligation for officer’s to intervene, if and advocate on behalf of the victims Now as our nation demands police when, their fellow officers cross the line; accountability following the murders of crime, but in the pursuit of of many this year including George ensuring civilian oversight on trial boards in the administrative justice—and when the evidence Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard discipline process; exists—to exculpate those that Brooks, the systems that prevent police accountability still exist. The SAO has and the creation of an independent investigatory agency that will have been falsely accused or detailed the difficulty in prosecuting work with local prosecutors at the outset of every police involved convicted...As I always stress, police misconduct and has continually shooting or use of force resulting in death or serious bodily justice over convictions is the advocated for legislative reforms to injury, thereby resolving the number one systemic problem in all hold police officers accountable. These prosecutions of police; POLICE INVESTIGATING THEMSELVES. only barometer of success for I must apologize to Mr. Thomas for the 19 years reforms are finally being proposed this office. he spent in prison for a crime he did not commit during the 2021 Maryland General Assembly session. Marilyn J. Mosby, - time lost forever and years of his life stolen My office will continue to pursue one standard of justice in Overall, in this moment in our State’s Attorney for Baltimore City from him unfairly... Let me say to Mr. Thomas, I the city of Baltimore regardless of your race, religion, or country’s history, the State of Maryland occupation. Police accountability is something we take very represent the State and the State has wronged is using this terrible opportunity to seriously because it’s an honor and a privilege to put on a you. We ask for your forgiveness and commit to provide police reform that will ensure uniform and wear a badge in order to serve and protect the greater collaboration and inclusion working with you as you gain your freedom and citizens of this city. If and when you violate that trust, you of community stake holders; improve reenter society. training and education of officers; will be held accountable. encourage stronger mechanisms Marilyn J. Mosby, Marilyn J. Mosby, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City of transparency and ultimately accountability. In step with these State’s Attorney for Baltimore City reforms the SAO furthered it’s efforts to address the need for police accountability.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 33 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 34 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS SENTENCING REVIEW UNIT n December 7, 2020 State’s Attorney Mosby population. She also managed the Unger Oannounced the launch of a Sentencing Review The criteria set for initial review but not wholly project that resulted in the release of nearly Unit (SRU). This unit is a new division of the agency 200 men who had served in excess of 30 sufficient for a recommendation to support that reviews cases of incarcerated people to determine years in prison. Feldman also has the ability whether the office supports their release. release are: to empathize with victims of crime, having tragically lost her brother to homicide in The United States of America is an outlier in the world Individuals who have a documented serious Baltimore City in 2000. While two individuals and Maryland is an outlier in the nation when it comes medical condition according to CDC that were arrested and ultimately charged and to punishing people- particularly People of Color. convicted of the crime, Becky was inspired to America is the largest jailer of people in the world, with places them at a higher risk of serious illness work in the criminal justice system fighting the punitive severity and excessive nature of sentences or death if they contract COVID-19; for the release of inmates because it was disproportionately impacting Black and Brown people. therapeutic for her. It was a part of her Here, in the State of Maryland, African-Americans make healing process. up a mere 30% of the State population, yet comprise 70% AND of the state’s prison population- that is more than double Ms. Feldman consults, engages and advises Individuals over the age of 60 who have the national average. victims’ families throughout the review spent more than 25 years in prison on a process. To that end, the SRU has partnered According to DPSCS data, almost 80% of the 2200 life sentence OR Individuals who have with the Restorative Justice Organization, prisoners currently serving life sentences throughout Restorative Response Baltimore, to offer our State are Black. 94% of the more than 800 prisoners spent more than 25 years in prison on a life a process for where those who have been sentenced to life in Baltimore City are Black. sentence for a crime committed as a juvenile harmed and their support system and those (age 17 and under). The status quo is neither just nor sustainable. who have caused harm along with their Prosecutors have a responsibility to seek justice over support system can voluntarily engage in a convictions and this new unit helps put into practice the restorative dialogue. This process is offered imperative need to review and when appropriate revise to those directly involved in and affected sentences that are incompatible with current practices. by harm to attempt to reconcile, heal, and The SRU is also a new and integral part of our empathize to build community and connection. comprehensive response to the COVID-19 crisis. We ACTIVE CASE REVIEW: This process is facilitated by trained invested have seen over the past year that once that virus enters (Meets All SRU Criteria) facilitators. Facilitators speak with everyone the prison, it spreads like wildfire because quarantining participating in the dialogue process to find and social distancing, which are essential prevention out if they are interested in attending, who For more details on the SRU strategies for the virus, cannot work for people living needs to be present, what to expect, as well in crowded dormitories with 70 to a room or having as what resources may need to be present. If please see our Frequently meals together. individuals aren’t interested in participating in the restorative justice dialogue we attempt to Asked Questions. State’s Attorney Mosby was once a survivor herself provide resources to support health when her cousin was killed outside of her home in and healing. broad daylight when he was mistaken as a neighborhood drug dealer. Victim/ 16 Regardless of how victim or survivor decides to proceed, the SAO is also connecting individuals witness/survivor support has always APPLICATIONS and will remain a priority for this with our Victims and Witness Services unit so BEING CONSIDERED: administration and especially for the victims/witnesses/or survivors can obtain (Meets Age & Time Served OTHERS WHO APPLIED BUT DO the SRU. services such as lifetime grief counseling Criteria; still determining NOT YET MEET THE CRITERIA: through family bereavement and grief Becky Feldman heads the SRU. COVID vulnerability) counseling, information on the legal process, She is the former Deputy Public and more. Defender for Maryland, and represented hundreds of inmates at post-conviction proceedings, resentencing proceedings, parole retake hearings, and parole hearings with a focus on the geriatric inmate 50 29

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 35 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 36 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS CRIME CONTROL & A Generation Raised PREVENTION UNIT in a Pandemic partners from previous years ALPHA PHI ALPHA VERNON KELSON 2020 CCP Partnerships FRATERNITY, INC. n 2020 there were over 900 juvenile Overall, CCP is advancing and continuing the KIDZ INC. ARENA PLAYERS LIL BLACK Iarrests compared to almost 1,500 mission of the SAO. Whether in the streets INCORPORATED LIVING CLASSROOMS juvenile arrests in 2019, but according to physically or by way of a virtual platform, we AVA FIELDS DANCE MINISTRY are dedicated to providing quality programming BALTIMORE Maryland Department of Juvenile Service BALTIMORE CITY AQUATICS that results in a rebuilding of trust in the criminal MARCHING ELITE data, the number of youths charged as BALTIMORE OFFICE OF justice system. We understand that vital role MICHAEL BATTLE AND PROMOTION AND ARTS adults in Baltimore City increased 13% RESTORING INNER CITY of our network of partners and are greatly (BOPA) in 2020 when compared to 2019. HOPE (R.I.C.H.) appreciative of another year of support BALTIMORE RAMS YOUTH MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM This is significant because, while it is a decrease BALTIMORE CITY CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY BALTIMORE TEACHER’S from last year, juveniles are only charged as adults HEALTH DEPARTMENT MOVABLE FEASTS CENTER FOR URBAN UNION when their crimes are exceptionally heinous in DOWNTOWN FAMILIES MILE nature, including but not limited to, first degree BMORETHANDANCE BALTIMORE NO BOUNDARIES COALITION murder, rape, sex offense, armed carjacking CIRCUIT COURT FOR BROWN ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP NORTHEAST COMMUNITY and robbery with a dangerous weapon. While BALTIMORE CITY CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BALTIMORE CITY’S RELATIONS COUNCIL prosecutors are limited by the constraints of the DJ QUICKSILVA BLUESHIELD MAYOR’S OFFICE OF OLIVE GARDEN law as to what we can do to hold violent youth CLEO LEGALLY INSPIRED DJ OK accountable, we can attempt to reach our youth CHILDREN AND FAMILY COLLEGE KOHORTS OF RONDELL STREET before they potentially engage in violence. That’s SUCCESS STUDENTS (CLICKS) DJ REDDZ SANTA LUKE OF why, under the Mosby Administration, the SAO BALTIMORE CITY’S DJ DUKE LIVE CLOVERDALE BASKETBALL MONDAWMIN MALL has made significant investments in our youth COURTS MAYOR’S OFFICE SHAKE AND BAKE FAMILY to engage them in the positive aspects of the OF EMPLOYMENT DTLR COLDSTREAM, HOMESTEAD, FUN CENTER criminal justice system. MONTEBELLO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT H.L.P. CATERING TAMAR INC. ASSOCIATION (CHUM) BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR BERNARD C. THE ABELL FOUNDATION During 2020, State’s Attorney Mosby swore in 58 CONCERTED CARE GROUP students for the fifth year in a row through the POLICE DEPARTMENT “JACK” YOUNG THE FOOD PROJECT CUPS COFFEE HOUSE Junior State’s Attorney program, reached almost BALTIMORE CITY MARYLAND NEW THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES DIGITAL HARBOR 100 fourth and fifth graders through the Great RECREATION AND L. RHODES DIRECTIONS FOUNDATION Expectations program, and provided a safe and PARKS THE START UP NEST fun family friendly alternative on Friday nights MARYLAND DISTRICT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY through the virtual #B’MorePopUps which had TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE CITY THE T. ROWE PRICE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION over 9,000 views. The SAO not only prosecutes AUTHORITY (MTA) ELLIS G. BROWN JR. THE WARNOCK those who commit crimes in Baltimore City, but BALTIMORE CITY OFFICE OF THE CITY FEARLESS DANCE EMPIRE FOUNDATION also plays an active role in the prevention of crime SCHOOL POLICE COUNCIL PRESIDENT FUN CITY by getting to youth before they run the risk of TOTAL SPEECH THERAPY BALTIMORE WAR RADIO ONE getting entangled in the criminal justice system. GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA MEMORIAL ULYSSES MILLER PATRICE SANDERS GOODWILL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE BLACKOUT OF FOX 45 NEWS CHESAPEAKE OF MARYLAND We don’t want to forget about our SCHOOL OF LAW ENTERTAINMENT HOUSE OF FITNESS YEAR UP WALK BY FAITH MINISTRIES young people during this time of social MANAGEMENT H&S BAKERY distancing. We want them to have that WEIS MARKETS BROWN ADVISORY LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH mental break from all the chaos that’s WELLS FARGO LEADERS FOR TOMORROW Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND happening in our world right now. YOUTH CENTER ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Marilyn J. Mosby, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 37 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 38 #JUSTICEOVERCONVICTIONS Each session was hosted by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and DJ QuickSilva, with dance parties from our #BMorePopUp staple DJ OK of DTLR. We had the pleasure of having the following artist on the platform: Lil Key, Money Jake, Yea Dee, DJ QUICKSILVA DJ OK Grammy Nominated Singer/ Songwriter and Actor MAJOR, Paper Michaaye, Mulatto, Rodney Hollywood, Saweetie, Whyteboy Frazier, Tate Kobang, DJ Duke LIVE, Tyeler Reign, DriatheArtist, BeatKing, Delina, WoodyRock, NAACP Image Award-Winning Actor/ Comedian LIL KEY MONEY JAKE YEA DEE David Mann, and Grammy & NAACP Image Award- Winning Artist Tamela Mann. Each he #BMorePopUp Summer Series is an exciting show streamed LIVE to the State’s Attorney’s opportunity for youth to engage in free T Office’s Facebook and YouTube pages. The programming during the critical evening hours of SAO #BMorePopUp Summer 2020 Virtual 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Fridays when juvenile crime Series was a major success due to the is most likely to occur. In the past, youth have had the support of the following entertainment opportunity to participate in activities that range from industry partners: Radio One, DJ QuickSilva, visiting the Maryland Science Center to cruising on Vernon Kelson, BlackOut Entertainment the Harbor aboard the Spirit Baltimore. MAJOR PAPER MICHAAYE MULATTO Management, DTLR, DJ OK, DJ Duke LIVE, In efforts to provide our youth with summer and DJ Reddz. opportunities to keep them safe, engaged and informed during the COVID-19 pandemic and city- We were also fortunate to have the wide shutdown, the Crime Control and Prevention sponsorship of the Baltimore City Health Unit (CCP) partnered with the SAO’s Communications Department and partnerships from the Unit to pilot our #BMorePopUp Summer 2020 following key Baltimore City agencies: Virtual Series. Every Friday from July 10th to August Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore School RODNEY SAWEETIE WHYTEBOY 28th, we invited artists to join our virtual platform HOLLYWOOD FRAZIER Police, the Mayor’s Office of Children to engage Baltimore-area youth about the importance and Family Success, and Baltimore City of making good choices, being responsible citizens Recreation and Parks. Each week, a partner and staying informed about public safety and the joined the platform for a segment entitled COVID-19 crisis. “Addressing COVID-19 in Baltimore” to promote their efforts to help youth and families through the pandemic. They used the opportunity to inform the communities TATE KOBANG DJ DUKE LIVE TYELER REIGN of current resources and events worth TNES taking advantage of.

The highlight of each show was the opportunity for youth to interview the celebrity artist of the week. Upon promoting the PopUps each week, youth were encouraged to email the SAO DRIATHEARTIST BEATKING DELINA staff to express interest in meeting and interviewing their favorite featured artists. Approximately, 46 youth were selected to participate. Due to the limitation of space on each hour long platform, those who did not get to appear on the show had the luxury of engaging the hosts and artists through LIVE comments on the SAO’s social WOODY ROCK DAVID MANN TAMELA MANN media streams.

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95% are either in college or on a career community activists engage GE students track (67% in college; 23% working, and 5% and educate them on their profession in the US Military) and role within the criminal justice 33% of the current college students are system. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic’s pursuing a degree in a criminal justice constraints of virtual learning, our full operation of programming, including our related field of study annual holiday toy drive featuring DTLR and Santa Luke of Mondawmin Mall, will be postponed until the reopening of It critical that our City interrupt the cycle of crime by schools for the 2020- 2021 academic year. reaching out to our young people and investing in their futures. That is why State’s Attorney Mosby started the It is a top priority of the SAO’s CCP Unit JSA program and it's been incredibly rewarding to watch to not only keep our communities out of our city's talented young people succeed. harm’s way of violence but also from this unprecedented virus.

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