Murder rate drops in blue city as prosecutor vows ‘you will go to prison’

Murder rate drops in blue city as prosecutor vows ‘you will go to prison’

Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates says the cities crime reduction stems from targeting repeat violent offenders with mandatory minimum sentences, doubling prison convictions in two years.

Big Surprise: Baltimore Is Locking Up Crooks, and Crime Rates Are Dropping

Baltimore's crime rates drop as top prosecutor Ivan Bates focuses on locking up repeat offenders.

Murder rate drops in blue city as prosecutor vows ‘you will go to prison’ - Daily news Update

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After years of surging violence, Baltimore’s top prosecutor says the tide is finally turning — because his office is taking repeat violent offenders off the streets. “We had to let the criminal element know that it was a new day, that there was accountability and that you will go to prison,” said Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates told Fox News Digital. Bates said his crime-fighting platform wa…