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ROAR aids in legal victory requiring Baltimore Police Department to stop illegal property seizures from crime victims
ROAR Staff
August 1, 2024
Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alongside co-counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, announced the settlement…
Transformational reform to victim compensation program signed into law
ROAR Staff
May 24, 2024
On Thursday, May 16, Lydia Watts of ROAR, along with colleagues from many of our area’s victim’s services organizations, were…
Maryland lawmakers pass ‘transformational reform’ to compensation for crime victims
Dylan Segelbaum / The Baltimore Banner
April 9, 2024
By Dylan Segelbaum, reprinted by permission from The Baltimore Banner. Photo by Kylie Cooper for The Baltimore Banner. Maryland lawmakers…
Many crime victims are denied compensation in Maryland. A bill would overhaul the process.
Dylan Segelbaum, The Baltimore Banner
March 8, 2024
By Dylan Segelbaum, Reprinted by permission from The Baltimore Banner. Photo by Wesley Lapointe for the Baltimore Banner. Deborah Haskins…
ROAR Center Peer Healing Circle: A new video shows how Black men are helping each other heal from the trauma of gun violence
ROAR Staff
February 23, 2024
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men in Baltimore City—and across America. Baltimore City’s homicide…