Thread by @rabiasquared

Over 400 juvenile lifers in Maryland will die in prison because this one of the sad, shameful states that still hasn't abolished life without parole, though it's unconstitutional.

Here is a thread on how you can help. And yes, this can help #FreeAdnan

#JuvenileJustice

The Juvenile Restoration Act will be heard in committee next Thursday and if passed it will finally abolish life without parole for juveniles. FYI, it's no coincidence the vast majority of juvenile lifers in MD are Black. 82%

All you have to do is some copy and pasting, will take two minutes. Send one single email to the Judiciary Proceedings Committee:

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Copy and paste this message into an email with the subject line "juvenile justice in Maryland" and add your name to the bottom of course:

"Dear Judicial Proceedings Committee, I am writing to urge you all to fully support the Juvenile Restoration Act (JRA).

It is urgent to hold a hearing early and to vote to get this bill out of the Judicial Proceedings Committee as soon as possible. This legislation takes an important step towards constitutional compliance as Maryland has been imposing extreme sentences on juvenile offenders

to get around giving juveniles life without parole.

The Juvenile Restoration Act should not be in competition with other criminal justice reform, rather it is complementary

and will only enhance the effectiveness of the State’s Attorneys’ offices (as noted in Ms. Marilyn Mosby’s press conference on 12/7/20). Many rights are attached to this piece of legislation that are not offered through other forms of relief (i.e., the court must grant counsel,

must grant a hearing, must take factors into consideration as related to characteristics of youth etc.). Six-hundred individuals convicted as juveniles and emerging adults have been released on parole across the country from similar legislation and the recidivism rate is zero (0)

with only two technical violations. Those convicted as juveniles deserve a second look.

I will be watching this bill’s progress,it is time to put justice back in criminal justice in Maryland.

Sincerely,