State Roundup: Republicans revive violent crime measures as police reforms pass Senate
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REPUBLICANS REVIVE VIOLENT CRIME PACKAGE: House and Senate Republican leaders unveiled a series of bills Wednesday aimed at addressing violent crime in the state, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. The proposals include measures that would increase penalties for those who use a firearm during the commission of a crime, classify the theft of a firearm as a felony, increase the amount of jail time that prisoners must serve before they are eligible for parole, and establish a special unit within the Office of Attorney General to prosecute violent crimes in Baltimore City.
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