University of Baltimore School of Law
Office Details
Education
L.L.M., Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
B.S., University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise
Prison Law
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Civil Rights
Pretrial Detention
Biography
Makar’s scholarship focuses on prisoners’ rights and prison law jurisprudence. Her scholarship explores the ways in which carceral space shapes an individual’s orientation to the state. Makar’s recent scholarship examines how carceral technologies redefine incarcerative spaces. Her articles are featured or forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and Southern California Law Review, among others.
Prior to teaching, Makar was an Open Society Institute Fellow from 2014 to 2016. During her fellowship, Makar created the Pipeline to Habeas program, which the Baltimore City Office of the Public Defender now uses as a model to challenge the wrongful pretrial detention of indigent persons. Makar's project focused on revitalizing the use of the writ of habeas corpus in the pretrial context to secure release for her clients. Her program was used by the Office the Public Defender to obtain the pretrial release of 101 protestors arrested after the death in police custody of Freddie Gray. Makar was recognized for her work and advocacy to advance bail reform in Maryland, and she was the 2017 recipient of the Baltimore City Bar Association's Public Interest Attorney of the Year Award.