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Baltimore man gets prison 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: Punishment, Judges, Justice System
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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: Sex Crimes, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Abusive Behavior
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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: Prosecution, Government, Black Guerrilla Family, Media Industry, Gang Activity
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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: Media Industry, Federal Communications Commission, Muammar Gaddafi
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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: U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Human Rights, Barack Obama
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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: Punishment, Judges, 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, Fox News Channel (tv network), Government, U.S. Army, Executive Branch
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As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online
Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...
Tags: Cell Phones, Rod J. Rosenstein, Prosecution, U.S. Congress, Media Industry
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LGBT inmates report sexual victimization at much higher percentages
Amid the unfolding jail scandal in Baltimore right now, there are two things relevant to the gay community that I want to bring up. I'm not sure if there are any connections between the two, or if one affects the other. But viewed together, they do...
Tags: Prosecution, Gang Activity, Gays and Lesbians, FBI, Black Guerrilla Family
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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), Wars and Interventions, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Baltimore County, Catonsville
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Belcamp woman charged with beating child
A Belcamp woman was arrested Sunday for allegedly beating and cutting a child. Chimekie Tessa James, 30, of the 1200 block of Trillium Court, was charged with second-degree child abuse, which has a penalty of up to 15 years in jail, and second-degree...Tags: Prosecution, Abusive Behavior
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Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says
As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex. He is now being held under more...
Tags: Gang Activity, Prosecution, Trials, Black Guerrilla Family, AFSCME
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