Baltimore: State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby lists series of offenses that should not result in incarceration. Inc drug possession & attempted drug distribution,

Marijuana Moment has a great piece on changes in thinking with regard to crime and punishment in the time of coronavirus

MM reports

The top prosecutor in Baltimore is moving to dismiss pending charges against people accused of most drug crimes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

In a letter to staff on Wednesday, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby listed a series of offenses that should not result in incarceration. Drug possession, attempted drug distribution, prostitution, traffic offenses and public urination are among the offenses that shouldn’t land people being bars at this point, according to Mosby’s guidance.

Putting these individuals in jail could exacerbate the public health crisis by exposing inmates to the virus, she said.

“This policy is in place for now as an attempt to save lives,” Mosby told Marijuana Moment in response to a query about whether people should be prosecuted for drug offenses in general, outside of the current public health crisis. “We will assess the policy at a later date and time when this global pandemic is over.”

Read the full piece here https://www.marijuanamoment.net/baltimore-to-end-most-drug-prosecutions-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

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