Public Defenseless 409 | How Will Maryland Public Defense Handle It's Workload Crisis and a Slate of New Criminal Law Policies w/Natasha Dartigue
Today, Hunter spoke with Natasha Dartigue, the Chief Public Defender of the Maryland Office of Public Defense. This time, Natasha and Hunter spoke about the workload crisis facing the state and a slate of new criminal legal policies that are pushing Maryland in a better direction.
Guest:
Natasha Dartigue, Chief Public Defender, Maryland
Resources:
Maryland Public Defender
Immigration (both bills passed and went into effect 6/1/25):
- Sensitive locations: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0828
- MD Values Act: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1222
National workloads:
Youth Justice:
- Last year's bill to limit the automatic charging of children as adults (did not pass): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0422
- Our one-pager on the issue: https://opd.state.md.us/_files/ugd/8cb54c_9460bce1042a4eecbcba1b7e17e6f715.pdf
Second Look Act (goes into effect 10/1/25):
Parental Defense:
- Know Before They Knock bill (did not pass): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0223
- Preventing Harm of Separation one-pager: https://opd.state.md.us/_files/ugd/868471_3f9ec04e1aa449669a307ea0fbd471c6.pdf
- Know Before They Knock 1-pager: https://opd.state.md.us/_files/ugd/868471_840039a4932143ee927752745c619647.pdf
Safer Traffic Stops:
- SB292/HB635 (did not pass): https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0292
- One-pager on SB292: https://opd.state.md.us/_files/ugd/8cb54c_880a090626d046f0a536bd4ea12ebcaa.pdf
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