1.0Baltimore Beathttps://baltimorebeat.comLisa Snowdenhttps://baltimorebeat.com/author/lmccray/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YOQgEIIbkR"><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/letter-from-the-editor-issue-50/">Letter from the editor – Issue 50</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://baltimorebeat.com/letter-from-the-editor-issue-50/embed/#?secret=YOQgEIIbkR" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter from the editor – Issue 50” — Baltimore Beat" data-secret="YOQgEIIbkR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://baltimorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BaltimoreBeatPortraits-5254-scaled.jpg17072560In this issue, journalist Madeleine O’Neill partnered with the Garrison Project to take an in-depth look at the state of bail reform in Baltimore. The Garrison Project is an independent, nonpartisan organization addressing the crisis of mass incarceration and policing. What she found is concerning.  “The population at Baltimore’s main pretrial detention center has actually […]