Mandala Enterprise Corporation is a conglomerate of projects and programs. The Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative is its primary focus. However, the youth program, speaking engagements, book sales (Mandela Conquers the Cut), and other projects are all under its umbrella.

Legislative Watch

We're paying attention to two bills in Annapolis this year: Senate Bill 492, and Senate Bill 584.

  • S.B. 492 focuses on parole for inmates who were not a principal in the first degree to the crime. It is sponsored by Sen. Lisa Gladden.
  • S.B. 584 focuses on parole approval for inmates whose acts were committed when they were under 18. It is sponsored by Sen. Nathaniel McFadden.

Watch this space for updates, or you can click on the bill numbers to check on the status of the legislation.

 

Washington Post Op-ed

That Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is considering commuting the prison
sentences of two people serving parole-eligible life
sentences in Maryland suggests that grass-roots efforts to reform the laws
governing these sentences are having an impact.
But the release of Tamara Settle and Mark Farley Grant would do nothing to
address the larger issue that keeps the other...

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Featured Blog on Audacious Ideas

See our Parole Reform post at the Open Society Institute's Audacious Ideas Blog!  We're happy the dialog has been initiated on this important subject. Please visit the blog and add your comments. Include your ideas on how we can improve on the work.

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Prison reform in Maryland

Prison reform in Maryland has not kept pace with other states, and while Maryland had one of the most progressive prison systems in the country prior to 1993, it now lags behind in prison reform. Maryland’s system  had a robust educational and vocational program, with parole expectancy built into the system. A person progressed from maximum security to medium, minimum, prerelease, work release, family...

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Walter Lomax - Featured Profile on "Audacious Ideas"

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A circle enclosing a square, the mandala is the Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe, and represents a mirror of natural cycles.