Maryland’s Democratic controlled legislature is poised to reform one of the country’s most restrictive laws barring ex-offenders from serving on juries, building on a commitment to restore rights to the formerly incarcerated that began seven years ago.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Maryland bill would allow people convicted of felonies to serve on juries
Proposal would restore the right unless conviction involved witness intimidation or jury tampering
February 20, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. EST