A lengthy list of some of Maryland's most powerful state's attorneys and police chiefs plan to travel to Annapolis this morning to ask lawmakers for better rules to aid them in putting gang members behind bars for longer sentences. The House Judiciary Committee is considering changes to the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act - a law many law enforcement officials say they avoid because the burden on police to prove gang membership is too high.
Among those expected to attend: Baltimore City State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy, Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy, Donald DeVore, the state's Secretary for the Department of Juvenile Services and Prince George's Sheriff Michael Jackson.
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