213: How Anecdotes and Fear are Driving Maryland to Undo the Juvenile Justice Reform Act w/Natasha Dartigue and Alycia Capozello

After being rated as one of the worst places in the country for their youth legal system, Maryland law makers decided to implement an overhaul of said system. After two years of study and advocacy, the state was guilted into action. Now, after less than 18 months in effect, police and prosecutors have convinced law makers into chipping away at the reforms. Today, Hunter is joined once again by the Public Defender of Maryland, Natasha Dartigue, and by Deputy District Public Defender for Baltimore City, Alycia Capozello, to discuss the anecdotes and fear driving legislators towards bad criminal legal policy.   Guests: Natasha Dartigue, The Public Defender of the State of Maryland Alycia Capozello, Deputy District Public Defender, Baltimore City, MD   Resources: Maryland before the JJRA https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/12/21/maryland-among-the-worst-in-protecting-kids-in-the-justice-system-commentary/ https://humanrightsforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/State-Ratings-Report_2020.pdf https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2022/07/09/report-reveals-claims-of-youth-crime-wave-unfounded/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-maryland-many-juvenile-offenders-languish-in-prison-without-parole JJRA Report https://djs.maryland.gov/Pages/Juvenile-Justice-Reform-Council.aspx Child Interrogation Protection Act https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/16/lawmakers-seek-to-preserve-child-interrogation-protection-act-despite-criticism/#:~:text=Passed%20in%202022%2C%20the%20Child,they%20are%20taken%20into%20custody. https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2024-01-18/maryland-black-lawmakers-want-no-changes-to-child-interrogation-protection-act https://www.aclu-md.org/en/press-releases/child-interrogation-protection-act-goes-effect-saturday Current Talks About JJRA https://www.wboc.com/news/growing-calls-for-maryland-to-repeal-controversial-youth-crime-law/article_5d8d7ffe-6889-11ee-b7b3-afd7f826e5d0.html https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/02/02/juvenile-justice-reform-bill-proposes-tweaks-to-the-system/ Office of the State Public Defender Maryland https://opd.state.md.us/     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN