The Prince George’s County Courtwatch, a program under Life After Release, a non-profit organization based in Prince George’s County (South County), is expanding its work to Charles County, Maryland.

The organization aims to expand its services further south to ensure that the Charles County court system upholds the law and delivers fair sentences. 

“We want to make sure that bond hearings are adhering to Maryland Rule 4-261.1,” said Dr. Carmen Johnson, director of Court Watch PG. Johnson has trained over 400 court watchers and has attended over 6,000 bond hearings. The Maryland Rule  “is designed to promote the release of defendants on their recognizance or, when necessary, unsecured bond,” according to a legal document.  

Candidates for Prince George’s County Executive have filed their first campaign finance reports for the March 4 primary election race.  Below, candidates are listed from the highest campaign account balance to the lowest. This snapshot is based on campaign finance reports filed by the Feb. 4 deadline and a review of contributions in December and January.

On Nov. 10, Maryland State Del. Jeffrie Long, Jr.  posted a picture of a human-like figure, whose head is hunched slightly downward, bound with gray duct tape, wrapped in what appears to be a Black trash bag hanging from a tree in Dunkirk, MD (Calvert County). 

Prince George’s County activists have managed to get several cities in North County ( Cheverly, Colmar Manor, College Park, Brentwood, Riverdale, Mt. Rainer, and New Carrollton) to pass resolutions that call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. 

Fraud first revealed after 2022 audit, but auditors report that underlying risk has not been addressed; new audit is the latest in a decade to report problems

District 4 residents advocate for Congressman Glenn Ivey to call for a permanent ceasefire.

In Prince George's County and across the state, returning citizens often struggle to find stable housing, lack the job skills necessary for gainful employment, or have a lack of education; and many struggle with mental health and addiction issues, sometimes with these aforementioned issues co-occurring. Some lack sufficient medical care. Some have no social or family support.

Recognizing the problem, PG County Changemakers, a grassroots non-profit organization based in Prince George’s County, began supporting the implementation of a basic income. On April 4, the county council passed legislation to implement a basic income program, one modeled after San Diego basic income program.

On June 29, Prince George’s County Police Department held a press conference highlighting their approach to preventing, what they believe, the potential increase in summer carjackings and other crimes.

Veronica Gallardo, the new executive director, and her team of historians have shifted away from the Booth-Confederacy-centered storyline. Instead, they are telling a more comprehensive history, one that digs deeper into the Surratt family’s existence in Prince George’s County, their politics, and the family’s participation in Maryland’s slavocracy.