Association for the Public Defender
The Association for the Public Defender of Maryland was created to support the activities of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD), an independent state agency that provides legal representation to indigent defendants throughout the state. This grant provides matching funds for an AmeriCorps volunteer who will be placed at OPD in Baltimore City to develop a routinized process for public defenders to include expungement petitions into their process for closing a case. The project year will focus on a pilot cohort of public defenders to develop, implement, and refine a process that can be replicated throughout Baltimore City and ultimately OPD offices statewide.
The Justice Policy Institute
The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) is a non-profit research, public policy and communications organization that focuses both locally and nationally on reforms in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. This grant provided funding to continue JPI’s efforts to use the successful reentry of the Unger population to advocate for parole reform and effective reentry services in Maryland.
Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition
In support of legislative and community efforts to establish the implementation of safe consumption sites in Baltimore City.
Behavioral Health Leadership Institute, Inc.
In support of year two of Project Connections at Re-Entry
(PCARE), which seeks to improve treatment outcomes for opioid addiction and reduce overdose deaths.
Marian House, Inc.
In support of providing transitional, supportive housing for homeless women and children.