Progressive advocates urge lawmakers to protect incarcerated, immigrants
More than a dozen local and state groups gathered in Annapolis to call for a variety of protections
By: Danielle J. Brown – February 17, 2025 10:20 pm
“More than a dozen progressive advocacy groups came together in Annapolis Monday evening to support legislation that they say would help create a more just criminal system in Maryland and protect the state’s immigrant population.
The coalition that gathered on Lawyers Mall included representatives from a wide range of both local and statewide efforts, from the Baltimore Algebra Project to the Maryland Second Look Coalition.
Other groups included the Maryland Youth Justice Coalition, Racial Justice Now!, Young People for Progress, Youth as Resources, the No Boundaries Coalition, the Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Students For Asylum and Immigration Reform, CASA, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, Jews United for Justice and Advance Maryland.”
““To me, that just makes sense,” said Zakiya Sankara-Jabar, co-founder of Racial Justice Now!. “It should be about the rehabilitation of citizens to come on back home and be pillars in their communities. That’s what we want.”
