At least 3,000 exonerated individuals in the U.S. have spent a combined 25,000 years of their lives behind bars due to wrongful prosecution as of March 2022, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
Maryland
Abortion providers face increasing attacks, harassment
Although abortion providers work a job that is not inherently dangerous, incidents of violence and harassment against workers in their field have increased in the past year. Because of the frequency of attacks, abortion providers in Maryland are fearful of sharing their last names.
Cox, Moore campaigns heat up as early voting nears
Democratic nominee Wes Moore and his Republican opponent, Dan Cox, have begun campaigning in earnest after being relatively dormant over the past month.
Monkeypox cases drop, but disease hit Maryland’s Black communities harder
There are over 22,000 monkeypox cases in the United States and one person has died, according to the CDC. Infection rates have slowed over the past weeks.
Maryland becomes haven for out-of-state abortion seekers, providers
Maryland abortion providers see influx of out-of-state patients since the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Maryland launches outreach to speed up rollout of new COVID boosters
The boosters are now available at over 850 pharmacies and drugstores, according to the governor’s office, but some chains like Walmart said they are still waiting on doses to arrive.
While war rages, Ukrainian festival returns as showcase of pride
The ongoing war was at the forefront as the Ukrainian festival returned to Baltimore this weekend following a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus.
Cox holds day of events in Republican friendly Allegany County
Allegany County voters heavily favored former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
Former Hogan donors gave Moore four times more than Cox
Democratic nominee for Maryland governor Wes Moore has received nearly four times as much in campaign donations from Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s former financial supporters as has Del. Dan Cox, the Republican nominee.
Moore, Cox hand out water in Baltimore areas with E. coli outbreak
The Democratic and Republican candidates for Maryland governor handed out water the city’s Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park communities, which have been under a boil water advisory.