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Monitored, Not Free: The Hidden Burdens of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring in Maryland

Electronic monitoring — ankle bracelets, GPS tracking, curfew enforcement — is widely understood as an alternative to incarceration. The idea is that …

Beyond the Headlines: What Baltimore's Youth Crime Data Actually Shows

When a Baltimore teenager is arrested, the story often moves fast: a crime, a charge, a name in a police report. What moves much slower — if at all — …

Can't Get There From Here: How Transportation Locks Baltimore Workers Out of Jobs

It is one of the more counterintuitive facts about Baltimore’s labor market: in a city with a documented unemployment problem, employers in the …

Undervalued: How Appraisal Bias Is Draining Wealth From Baltimore's Black Neighborhoods

When a home appraises below its contract price, the consequences are immediate and tangible. The buyer must come up with a larger down payment. The …