BALT and Out for Justice present Lawyer Up! Lawyer Up! is a guide to navigating systems that community members may encounter when dealing with the Justice System. Lawyer Up! is a monthly workshop by the community for the community.

On Thursday, August 8, 2020, BALT testified before the Maryland House Policing Work Group. Our testimony is below.

My name is Iman Freeman, and I am the Executive Director of Baltimore Action Legal Team, a Baltimore-based organization that supports local community organizing that builds power for the Movement for Black Lives. In our capacity of operating a protest arrest hotline, maintaining a bail fund, helping citizens cover the extraordinary costs of private home detention, and combating police misconduct we have come to understand a few things about how policing is not working for our communities.