More than 20 million people across the country — a disproportionate number of whom are Black men — are disqualified for jury duty because of a prior conviction. Maryland is taking steps to remove the barrier to serve on a jury.
“This bill is the last piece of full citizenship,” said Del. Wanika B. Fisher , who has sponsored the bill for the past three years only to see the proposal derailed over whether the right should be restored to all ex-offenders.
More than 20 million people across the country — a disproportionate number of whom are Black men — are disqualified for jury duty because of a prior conviction, according to aCriminal justice experts say Maryland’s current law is one of the most restrictive in the country because it not only excludes people who have been convicted of felonies but also those who have been convicted of some misdemeanors as well.
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