Tag Archives: maryland

The Proliferation of License Plate Readers

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Suraj

A little noticed surveillance technology, designed to track the movements of every passing driver, is quickly proliferating on Maryland’s streets. License plate readers (LPRs), mounted on police cars or at fixed locations like on road signs and bridges, use small … Continue reading →

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Youth-police panel: student arrest rates in MoCo schools much higher than in MD or US

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

On Monday night I was honored to be part of a panel, convened by the remarkable Montgomery Blair High School student activist Alix Swann, on the topic of “Youth Police Interactions.” Panelists included: Eddie Ellis (One By 1, Inc) Minister … Continue reading →

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Maryland-wide SWAT data files obtained by MCCRC show need for standards *and* reporting

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition (MCCRC) has obtained the detailed data files compiled by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) used to generate annual reports on SWAT team deployments throughout the Maryland between 2010 and 2014. The … Continue reading →

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Introducing MCCRC’s Progressive Montgomery Calendar

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Part of what makes the Montgomery County area great is its vibrant progressive community, from Takoma Park Mobilization to UpCounty Alliance, from Peace Action Montgomery to Progressive Neighbors, from CASA to SURJ MoCo.  (And hey, us too.) So we’re very … Continue reading →

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Time-sensitive: Call state legislators, urge them to support the Trust Act

Posted on March 13, 2017 by John Appiah-Duffell

The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is a strong proponent of the Maryland Law Enforcement and Governmental Trust Act (HB 1362 / SB 835), Maryland’s “sanctuary” bill that would prevent law enforcement agencies within the state from becoming tools of federal … Continue reading →

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Mythbusting Rockville’s Sanctuary Ordinance

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Carol Schlenker

As reported earlier this week, Rockville residents and our neighbors throughout Montgomery County (and even further afield) testified at the Mayor and Council meeting on March 6 about a proposed ordinance regarding the role of local police in federal immigration … Continue reading →

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MCCRC lobbies Annapolis for “3 S’s” – sanctuary, SWAT reform, Stingray regulation

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

MCCRC’s Sue Udry and Thomas Nephew joined scores of activists participating in CASA’s Immigrant Lobby Night on Monday evening. Sanctuary Our number one priority was asking our respective delegations (Districts 18, 20) to support the Maryland TRUST Act (HB1362/SB0835) —  … Continue reading →

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Meaningful SWAT reform at risk in Annapolis — here’s how to help

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Action alert: Help enact meaningful SWAT reform in Maryland! Visit this state web site: SWAT Team Reporting – SB 447. Then click and download the last SWAT statistical report to be issued, FY 2014 SWAT Data Report.(Please do both.) Believe it … Continue reading →

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BORDC/DDF, MCCRC oppose announced anti-BDS legislation on 1st, 14th Amendment grounds, circulate open letter to MD General Assembly

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

The Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation (BORDC/DDF) and the Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition sent the letter below to all members of the Maryland General Assembly yesterday. It concerns reported plans by some of those members to legislate … Continue reading →

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Many MoCo, PG police departments fail to comply with complaint process, transparency reforms

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Our review of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County police department web sites has found widespread noncompliance with state transparency requirements, and ongoing, outright misstatements of key reforms of the police brutality complaint process — particularly of the new 366 … Continue reading →

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