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BALTIMORE MAYOR YOUNG ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR FOR MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

[Baltimore\Criminal Justice]
Baltimore Mayor Young: “Reducing violent crime in Baltimore City is a top priority of my administration. I am committed to utilizing a holistic approach to achieve that end and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice will be critical in achieving that goal. As a leader on the Baltimore City Innovation Team and in her previous experiences, Tamika Gauvin has proven herself an exceptional, thoughtful, and methodical manager.”
Photo: Baltimore Mayor’s Office

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AS NEW YORK STATE INITIATIES BAIL REFORMS CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES $7 MILLION FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM EXPANSIONS

[Incarceration News\New York Bail Reform]
Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion of the Supervised Release program is key to ensuring that the most people are released pretrial and that those people have access to services and resources. These alternatives to incarceration programs are proven and central to finally closing Rikers Island and reducing the local jail population.”
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