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Prince George’s County CourtWatch is Expanding to Charles County, where more services for those incarcerated are needed

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.  

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Maryland's Returning Residents Are Being Left Behind

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.

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The Surratt House Museum Is Telling A More Inclusive History

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. 

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The Omicron Variant Is Spreading Fast, And Delta Is Still With Us.

“….it is good to remember that the people who are going into the hospitals right now are probably infected with Delta. So we are in an odd place here in the United States. We are seeing new infections with Omicron, but the severe infections are probably driven by the Delta variant.”

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Activists Protest To Keep School Resource Officers out of Prince George’s County Schools

On September 15, activists and community members gathered at the school to protest the presence of School Resource Officers — P.G. County police officers — in some schools throughout the county. Activists want police officers out of schools because they arrest Black children for minor infractions, contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline. Attendees used colored chalk to inscribe slogans (“Counselors No Cops,” “Police Free Schools”) on the concrete, and later marched while chanting “No Justice No Peace.”

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