409 | How Will Maryland Public Defense Handle It's Workload Crisis and a Slate of New Criminal Law Policies w/Natasha Dartigue
Update: 2025-10-23
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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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