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Shining a light in the dark corners of Baltimore City’s courts
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Welcome new followers! We're really glad so many of you have found us over here!! If you’re just hearing about us for the first time, please peruse this thread for a little glimpse at what we’re about, and some info on what you can expect to see in from us, including some acronyms we use a lot:
about 1 year ago
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Good afternoon. Today, 1/21/26, Judge Michael DiPietro presided over the morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. He began with the standard do not record statement. His video was not working.
17 days ago
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Good afternoon. On Friday, 1/16/26, Judge Ausby presided over the morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. She began the docket with the no recording statement.
18 days ago
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On Tuesday, 1/13/25, Judge Kendra Ausby presided over the morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
24 days ago
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This is the thread for the Baltimore City Circuit Court Bail Review Hearings docket on Friday 1/9/26. Judge Middleton presided and began with the no recording statement.
26 days ago
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Good evening. This thread is for the Circuit Court morning bail review docket on 1/6/26. With the new year comes a new rotation of judges, and first up is Judge Dana Middleton presiding over the docket, starting off with the no recording statement.
26 days ago
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Here is the thread for the docket for Tuesday 12/30/25. Judge Hill presided over the morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. There was no docket on 12/26/25 due to Christmas. While those of us outside celebrated, everyone locked up was away from their loved ones and merriment.
26 days ago
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Good evening! Today we are going back to December 2025 with our posts. On Tuesday, 1/23/25, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey presided over the morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. She did not read the no recording statement.
26 days ago
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Good evening. Today (12/19/25), Judge Schreiber presided over the morning Baltimore City Circuit Court bail review docket. The docket started at least 10 minutes late and there was no public docket.
about 2 months ago
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Good evening. This thread is for the Baltimore City Circuit Court morning bail review docket from Tuesday 12/16/25. Judge Schreiber presided.
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about 2 months ago
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Good morning. This thread is for Friday, 12/12/25's morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Judge Hill was presiding.
about 2 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during October 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
about 2 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during September 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
about 2 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during August 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
about 2 months ago
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This thread is for Friday 12/5/25's Baltimore City Circuit Court Bail Review morning docket. It was presided over by Judge Ringgold-Kirksey.
about 2 months ago
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Good afternoon. We are a bit behind on our December bail review threads but we are back and getting up to date! This thread is for Tuesday 12/2/25's morning bail review docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court. It was presided over by Judge Ringgold-Kirksey.
about 2 months ago
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Good evening! Today (11/25/25) Judge Hill presided over a particularly ridiculous morning Circuit Court bail review docket. He started with the standard no recording statement.
2 months ago
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Good evening. On Friday (11/21/25), Judge Hill presided over the morning bail review docket.
2 months ago
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Good morning. On Tuesday (11/18/25), Judge Hill presided over the morning bail review docket.
2 months ago
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Good evening! There was no docket on Tue 11/11/25, and we're not sure if there was a docket on Wed 11/12/25. If so, we weren't able to cover it. Friday, 11/14/2025, our volunteers observed the Baltimore City Circuit Court bail review docket, which was presided over by Judge Ringgold-Kirksey.
3 months ago
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Good morning. On Tuesday 11/4/2025, we were unable to cover the morning bail review docket. Today, 11/7/2025, our volunteers observed the Baltimore City Circuit Court bail review docket, which was presided over by Judge Schreiber.
3 months ago
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Good evening. Yesterday (10/28/25)'s docket was presided over by Judge Ringgold-Kirksey. She started the docket with the standard no recording statement.
3 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during July 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
3 months ago
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Good afternoon! Although there was a docket on Tuesday, our volunteers have busy lives and we were not able to cover it. Today (10/24/25)'s docket was presided over by Judge Hill and began with the standard no recording statement.
4 months ago
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Good afternoon. Today (10/17/25)'s Circuit Court morning bail review docket was presided over by Judge Schreiber.
4 months ago
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Good afternoon! Yesterday (10/15/25)'s Baltimore City Circuit Court bail review docket was presided over by Judge Schreiber.
4 months ago
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On Friday, 10/10/25, in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Hill presided.
4 months ago
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Today, Tuesday 10/7/25, in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Hill presided. After a hiatus, publicly listed docket information is again available.
4 months ago
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On, Friday 10/3/25, in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey presided. There is no public docket listed for today. This is supposed to be made publicly available. There was no public docket on Tuesday. Our observers are crossing fingers for tomorrow.
4 months ago
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Today, Tuesday 9/30/25, in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Ringgold-Kirksey presided. This was a speed docket as Judge RIggold-Kirksey needed to be done by 9am, after an 8:30am start. This means minimal info shared. Even less info, as 2 cases had no ASA present.
4 months ago
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Today (Friday 9/26/25) in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Schreiber presided. As we are returning to posting and have new followers, check out the pinned post for more info about who we are and some terms we use.
4 months ago
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Yesterday (Tuesday, 9/23/2) in Circuit Court Bail Reviews, Judge Schreiber presided. As we are returning to posting and have new followers, check out the pinned post for more info about who we are and some terms we use.
5 months ago
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Today (Friday, 9/19/25) in Circuit Court bail reviews, Judge Hill presided. As we are returning to posting and have new followers, check out the pinned post for more info about who we are and some terms we use.
5 months ago
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Good morning! Quick update- there was no docket yesterday. We'll be back Friday.
5 months ago
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Happy Friday! Today's circuit court bail review docket (9/12/25) was presided over by Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey. As we are returning to posting and have only a handful followers, check out our pinned post for more info about who we are and some terms we use.
5 months ago
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Just to highlight this, it means someone is sitting in jail for at least 3 days longer, possibly more, because the jail did not do their job of bringing someone to their hearing.
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5 months ago
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Hey y'all! Is Baltimore Twitter here? (We know it's been awhile, we're doing our best.) We're back with daily docket threads! Today's bail review hearings were (infuriatingly) presided over by Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey.
5 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during June 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
6 months ago
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Baltimore Beat
8 months ago
Well-known Baltimore arabber shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers
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Well-known Baltimore arabber shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers
Well-known Baltimore arabber Bilal Abdullah was shot by members of the Baltimore Police Department near Penn North around 7:30 yesterday evening and pronounced dead at Shock Trauma at 11:14 p.m. BPD ...
https://baltimorebeat.com/well-known-baltimore-arabber-shot-and-killed-by-baltimore-police-officers/
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8 months ago
Friday 6/20 at 6pm there will be a rally and march in honor of Baltimore Arabber Bilal Abdullah. Backstory
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during May 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
8 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during April 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
8 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during March 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
8 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during February 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
8 months ago
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during January 2025. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
11 months ago
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Max Fox
12 months ago
Three events next weekend for After Accountability: - NYC, 2/21 7:30 @ Poetry Project - Baltimore, 2/22 6 PM @
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- Philly, 2/23 3 PM @ the Wooden Shoe
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Charm City Art Spice
12 months ago
SIGNAL BOOST FROM TRANS MARYLAND: SUPPORT TRANS YOUTH! Join tomorrow Thurs 2/13 at noon for a rally to support the first nationwide challenge to Trump’s gender affirming care executive orders Meet @ U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 101 West Lombard St Pass it on, bring a friend!
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Carol Ott 🏚️
about 1 year ago
Baltimore friends, please share with people who may need this information.
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Prison Journalism Project
about 1 year ago
"I now savor every visit as though it’s my last and enjoy each phone call. I sign up for every free newsletter and magazine I can find. The simple occurrence of getting mail with my name on it brings me joy. I have been remembered. I exist."
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‘The Trend of Less’ in Prison
They also receive fewer phone calls and visits.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/02/04/people-receive-less-mail-and-visits-in-prison-over-time/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky
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As promised, here is what we observed in Baltimore City Circuit Court bail hearings during December 2024. Remember, bail hearings occur *before* trials. Each person being discussed is legally innocent and these hearings determine where the person will live until their trial.
about 1 year ago
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