Policing, courts, and prisons · Maryland
How crimes are policed, prosecuted, sentenced and punished, and how people re-enter society afterward. Debates run through police practices and accountability, bail and sentencing reform, prison conditions, drug policy and the balance between public safety and civil liberties.
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H.R. 1526 NORRA of 2025
House VoteH.R. 38 Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
ReportedH.R. 7184 PRESS Act
CommitteeCongress.gov policy areas that map here: Crime and Law Enforcement; Law. Browse all current bills in “Crime and Law Enforcement” on Congress.gov →
Issue
Criminal Justice
Policing, courts, and prisons
Why it connects to…
Detention, deportation after conviction and local cooperation with federal enforcement are shared ground.
Policing and prosecution are the enforcement side of public safety; gun policy runs through both.
Due process, equal protection and police accountability are constitutional questions about the justice system.
Jails are among the largest mental-health providers, and crisis response is being redesigned around that fact.
Surveillance tools, facial recognition and data access by police raise privacy and Fourth Amendment questions.
Due process, equal protection and police accountability are constitutional questions about the justice system.
Detention, deportation after conviction and local cooperation with federal enforcement are shared ground.
Jails are among the largest mental-health providers, and crisis response is being redesigned around that fact.
Surveillance tools, facial recognition and data access by police raise privacy and Fourth Amendment questions.
Policing and prosecution are the enforcement side of public safety; gun policy runs through both.