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Judiciary pushes minimum courtroom security standards; sheriffs warn funding shortfalls
Summary
Judiciary leaders asked lawmakers to adopt minimum courtroom security standards but said implementation depends on local funding; Baltimore City Sheriff told the committee his office is roughly $4 million short of what would be needed to staff courtrooms to the proposed standard.
The chief justice and other judiciary leaders asked the House Judiciary Committee to adopt minimum courthouse security standards recommended by a judicial task force established after the assassination of Judge Wilkinson.
"Do not conduct court sessions or hearings in the courtroom in absence of court security officers," Chief Justice Fader quoted from national guidance and told the committee the task force recommended one qualified courtroom security officer per courtroom and a second officer when an incarcerated person is present. "That is…
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