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Women guarding men
Part of the reason the Baltimore City Detention Center corruption scandal has gotten so much attention is the salaciousness of the allegations. The inmate charged as the kingpin of the corruption ring is accused of impregnating no fewer than four...Tags: Gaming, Black Guerrilla Family, Government, Prisons, Minority Groups
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O'Malley and Maynard are doing a good job cleaning up corruption at the city jail
Since 1993, I have had the opportunity to visit hundreds of prisons, jails, juvenile facilities and community corrections facilities as the executive director of the American Correctional Association. Having served more than 19 years in the Arlington...
Tags: Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Juvenile Delinquency, Maryland General Assembly, Government
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Rats an ongoing problem in Riverview
Baltimore County Code Enforcement Officer Phillip Mills visited the Riverview-Ryerson Circle Communities Association meeting Thursday to discuss a nasty problem that continues to plague the area: rats. "Rats aren't the issue, it's the people," Mills...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Government, Ryerson Incorporated
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New app doesn't click for Baltimore County police
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office recently became the first law enforcement agency in Maryland to utilize smart phone technology to communicate with their constituents. The Baltimore County Police Department has no plans to use the free app, because...
Tags: Networking, Social Media, Carroll County (Maryland), Baltimore County, Government
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Harford public safety panel discusses paid medics vs. union dispute
Harford County's fire and emergency medical companies and the county government are digging in and planning their own responses in the escalating battle between a union that won recognition rights for paid medics last year and about 20 employees who...Tags: Fires, Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Unions, Government
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Baltimore's fire chief stepping down
Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety. Clack, 52, the first chief hired...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Fires, Sheila Dixon, Unions, Johns Hopkins University
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Court's DNA decision serves public safety and justice
The Supreme Court's decision today to uphold Maryland's law allowing the collection of DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes upholds the interests of justice, the Constitution and common sense. Concerns that the DNA samples could violate...
Tags: Stephen Breyer, Judges, Justice System, Anthony Kennedy, Elena Kagan
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Independent city jail audit shows widespread disorder
Outside auditors warned the state early this year that conditions at the Baltimore jail had deteriorated to the point that the complex had become dangerous, allowing some inmates access to chemicals in a janitorial closet while others scrawled graffiti on...
Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Black Guerrilla Family, Unions, Government, Prisons
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BGF gang's reach extends well beyond Baltimore detention center
As Tyrone Brown sat in his jail cell at the Baltimore County Detention Center late last year, awaiting trial for the murder of a man in a Towson Town Center parking garage, he kept busy in part by smoking marijuana and memorizing contraband writings of...
Tags: Robin Williams, Baltimore County, Prisons, Scott Shellenberger, Sway (music group)
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Kasten announces bid for Carroll sheriff
Col. Phil Kasten, chief deputy of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, announced his candidacy for sheriff in a news release Wednesday, nearly two weeks after Sheriff Ken Tregoning said he would not run for reelection in 2014. Kasten, 39, becomes the...
Tags: University of Cincinnati, FBI, Government, Elections
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Rawlings-Blake administration is a friend to the arts
As managing director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS), I've been keenly aware of several recent developments in the relationship between the arts and culture community and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration. Actions taken by city...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Government, Public Officials, Culture, Cultural Development
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Summer health, safety tips The Department of Health offers sun and water safety tips, Lyme disease information for prevention and detection, as well as food safety recommendations designed to reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses at picnics,...Tags: Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Afghanistan, Stroke, Nabi
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