Baltimore to stop prosecuting nonviolent crimes amid coronavirus outbreak
3/22/20
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from Washington Times,
3/18/20:
The city of Baltimore will stop prosecuting nonviolent criminal charges including drug possession, trespassing, prostitution and public urination during the coronavirus pandemic, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Wednesday.
The move makes Baltimore the latest city to stop prosecuting low-level offenses while the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the nation. Philadelphia, New York City’s Brooklyn borough, Denver and Fort Worth, Texas, announced similar initiatives earlier this week.
Los Angeles, Chicago and Virginia Beach, Virginia, have already released vulnerable, nonviolent offenders.
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