2015–2021 Term Report

SAO HOSTED A COMMUNITY
FORUM FOCUSED ON SENIORS.
SAO staff, prosecutors,
government officials, and
community members met at
Humanim Inc. to discuss the
criminal justice challenges faced by
Baltimore’s senior citizens during
the summer of 2018
THE SAO PARTNERED WITH THE
BALTIMORE CITY SOLICITOR’S OFFICE
to streamline the process for how the
Internal Affairs (IA) documents of BPD
officers are reviewed and released during
trial proceedings. The ground breaking
MOU, still in effect to this day, requires that
Baltimore City police officers disclose—
with or without a specific request by the
ASA handling a case in which the officer is
an integral witness—if an IA file exists that
charges him or her with any past or present
misconduct. Officers should relay this
information to the ASA at the earliest
opportunity, whether or not the
misconduct issues have been resolved.
DECEMBER 2018
Clarence Shipley is released
from prison, after the SAO
and it’s partners filed a joint
motion, after serving 27
years for a murder he did
not commit.
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SEPTEMBER 2018
The SAO CIU and its partners
united to exonerate Jerome
Johnson, the third person in
three and a half years. Mr.
Johnson was released from
prison after serving nearly 30
years in prison for the 1988
murder of Aaron Taylor shot
to death at the Night Owl Bar.
UNVEILED A NEW TRAUMA-INFORMED
VICTIM & WITNESSES SERVICES WAITING
ROOM IN THE MITCHELL COURTHOUSE
that was renovated to create a more welcoming
space for victims and witnesses of crime to
receive services and await their appearances in
court. The new trauma-informed, therapeutic
space focuses on the victim and witness’ sense
of worth, security, and empowerment.
2015–2021 TERM REPORT
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