Nov 20, 2025: “You saved my life,” says Hassan Young-Floyd, who hugs Tameika M. Lunn, Maryland district court judge, during the twelfth graduation ceremony of Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. DCREP was founded in 2016 as a criminal recidivism initiative offering defendants an opportunity to participate in full-time job training and job placement programs as a condition of their probation or in lieu of incarceration. More than 260 participants have completed the program. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Flanked by Nicole Pastore, associate judge of the district court of Maryland for Baltimore City and Katie M. O’Hara, district court judge, Nathaniel White, a crew member with Frontline and STRIVE/Project Jumpstart salutes city DPW workers who attended in support of his accomplishments during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Nicole Pastore, associate judge of the district court of Maryland for Baltimore City gestures toward Myles Hutton, now a traffic roads marker with Mullen’s Markings after Ivan Bates, Baltimore City state’s attorney suggested that Hutton petition the court for probation before judgment during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Some of the district court judges look on during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Nicole Pastore, associate judge of the district court of Maryland for Baltimore City embraces Andre Blackwell, who is now a solid waste laborer with DPW during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Christopher Reyes, a bridge painter for Marinis Bros Inc. exchanges hugs with Kay N. Harding, district court judge who strikes his guilty plea with a probation before judgment ruling during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Samuel Pate, a utility service worker for Cracker Barrel shakes hands with Jermaine Lewis, guest speaker who helped the Baltimore Ravens capture Super Bowl XXXV while Katie M. O’Hara, district court judge looks on during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)James Arnwine, a solid waste specialist with Baltimore DPW listens to Jermaine Lewis, guest speaker and former Baltimore Ravens player who helped his team win Super Bowl XXXV as he shares advice from his own personal experiences during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Spectators watch the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)The twenty graduates sit in the front three rows during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)Some of the sponsors sit in attendance at the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Maryann Pastore and spouse Michael Pastore watch their daughter Nicole Pastore, associate judge of the district court of Maryland for Baltimore City during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
