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Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Receipt of Federal Grant to Help Remove Cell Phones from Prisons, September 20th, 2011

Annapolis, MD (September 20, 2011) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland has received $350,000 in federal funds to intensify the effort to tackle the problem of cell phones in Baltimore prisons. The competitive federal grant is designed to fund “innovative strategies for confronting emerging or chronic systemic issues.” The Maryland Department of Public  Read the Rest…

Testimony Before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee On the Repeal of Capital Punishment in Maryland, February 18th, 2009

Mr. Chairman. Members of the Committee, two years ago I came before you to testify on an issue that touches the very soul of who we are as a Republic.  Who we are as a people. The question of whether to replace Maryland’s criminal death penalty with the punishment of life without parole is one  Read the Rest…

Governor O’Malley Shuts Down House of Correction, March 19th, 2007

Jessup, Maryland Let me say just a couple things here.  The most important responsibility that any of  us in Government have is the protection of the public safety.  For years and years this facility, which actually predates Alcatraz, has been functionally obsolete.  Which means that the men and women in uniform that you see standing  Read the Rest…

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