Prisons

Prisons must address transgender realities

2013-05-24 11:00:00

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;...

Baltimore man gets jail time for beating cat with pole

2013-05-24 11:10:45

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...

Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures

2013-05-23 19:30:23

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...

Setting limits on drones

2013-05-23 13:38:00

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...

Cellphones: Preserving a tool, combating a threat

2013-05-23 10:58:00

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...

Fix city jail by tearing up officers' 'bill of rights'

2013-05-21 04:00:00

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,"...

LGBT inmates report sexual victimization at much higher percentages

2013-05-20 10:05:00

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...

Dwyer should be held to a higher standard

2013-05-22 13:00:00

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...

Two members of the Catonsville Nine return after 45 years

2013-05-15 06:45:00

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....

Don't like Md.'s one-party rule? Blame the GOP

2013-05-15 07:30:00

In response to Page Croyder's article on one-party rule having evil consequences for the state of Maryland ("One-party rule in Maryland exacerbates jail scandal," May 10), that sounds like a condemnation of the Republican Party's failure to present an...

Bill O'Reilly riding O'Malley hard over Baltimore jail scandal

2013-05-15 07:05:00

Fox 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'...

Alleged BGF leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says

2013-05-14 12:46:00

As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore jail, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted, according to federal prosecutors: drugs, phones, money and sex. But he is now being held under more...

U.S. Army Specialist Joe Keck, who lost his left arm in a vehicle accident in Afghanistan in July 2006, talks to his new service dog Nolls during a visit to the Hampshire House of Correction in Northampton, Massachusetts June 26, 2007.

2013-05-23 10:21:00

The most mysterious member of the Bling Ring is Rachel Lee, long believed to be the ringleader of the crime spree.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty during the penalty phase of her murder trial in Phoenix, Az. on May 21.

2013-05-22 05:35:45