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Drug-dealing crew from The Block sentenced
A federal judge doled out lengthy prison sentences this week to members of a violent drug-dealing crew that operated on the downtown strip of bars and clubs known as The Block and killed a dancer who worked for them when they thought she was a threat to...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Drug Trafficking, Defendants, Prosecution
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Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures
Corrections officials are investigating whether an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been using a contraband cellphone to post photos and updates on Facebook and Instagram online accounts. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Organized Crime, Gang Activity, Social Media, Media Industry
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Cellphones: Preserving a tool, combating a threat
In less than a generation, mobile communications have evolved from a luxury item to an essential element of everyday life. With nearly 7 billion devices in use, mobile communications are nearly ubiquitous, impacting the way we work and live throughout the...
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Media Industry, Federal Communications Commission
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Prisons must address transgender realities
In Kevin Rector's blog posting, "LGBT inmates report sexual victimization at much higher percentages" (May 20), he assumes that "other" sexual orientation is transgender. Sexual orientation refers to one's inclination in sexual and romantic partners;...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Minority Groups
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Baltimore man gets jail time for beating cat with pole
A Baltimore man pleaded guilty to beating a cat with a metal pole and putting it in a trash bin and was sentenced to jail time and probation, the State's Attorney's Office said Friday. Veterinarians at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter treated...
Tags: Judges, Punishment, Justice System
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Setting limits on drones
It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...
Tags: Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Human Rights, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Dwyer should be held to a higher standard
Reading the article on Del. Don Dwyer's boating-while-intoxicated sentence was interesting ("Dwyer sentenced to 30 days in jail in drunken boating incident," May 14). Drinking and boating is playing Russian roulette. If you are in an accident you may...
Tags: Judges, Punishment, Justice System
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Fix city jail by tearing up officers' 'bill of rights'
I have followed national news reports of 13 correctional officer involved in partnership activities with inmates as well as four female correctional officers getting pregnant by inmates ("Alleged gang leader in poor jail conditions, his lawyer says,"...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Government, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Army, Executive Branch
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Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex
The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...
Tags: Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, Justice System, Montgomery County (Maryland), New Year's Day
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In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock
If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time recreating the life of the libertine he had at the Baltimore City Detention Center. White, a reputed leader of...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Drug Trafficking, Gang Activity, Trials, Patapsco
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Two members of the Catonsville Nine return after 45 years
One of the most catalytic anti-war actions of the Vietnam War happened at 1010 Frederick Road in Catonsville in 1968, but most people wouldn't know it by looking at the building today. Not even two people who were there. "I didn't recognize it at all....
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Baltimore County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Catonsville
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Bill O'Reilly riding O'Malley hard over Baltimore jail scandal
The Baltimore SunFox News is not backing off on the Baltimore prison story scandal despite a bunch of big national stories that have conservatives salivating over the damage they see the Obama administration suffering. Take a look at this video (below) from Bill O'...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Fox News Channel (tv network), FBI
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