Collins hate crime law goes into effect; Bowie State, University of Maryland announce social justice alliance

A state law named for 1st Lt. Richard Collins III went into effect Oct. 1 that allows prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges for acts motivated “in part” by hate, something that played a part in the trial for the Bowie State student’s murder in May 2017.

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