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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Politics, Government, Annapolis, Joseph M Getty, Justice System
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Police believe recent violent incidents might be gang related
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown police say four shootings in the city over the past week were retaliatory strikes between the Bloods and Crips street gangs. Lt. Tom Langston said Monday that the first incident occurred at about 7 p.m. April 15 behind a house in the 200 block...Tags: Prosecution, Shootings, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington, DC
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Hagerstown police chief warns of dangers of prescription drugs
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comPrescription drug abuse is “really becoming a big problem” in Hagerstown, city Police Chief Arthur Smith warned this week. “We haven’t had the numbers of fatal overdoses that they’ve had in West Virginia, but that is one...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Ocean City, Seizures, Substance Abuse, Synthetic Marijuana
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education; and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Standards, Human Interest, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Values
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Letters to the Editor - July 17
Ignoring obvious about gangs in school would be mistake To the editor: Regarding the June 28 article in The Herald-Mail about gangs, it would be a mistake to ignore the obvious. Mr. Todd Dunkle (a "gang expert") admits students are identifying...Tags: Blood, Triathlon, Medically Induced Coma, Cancer, Chesapeake Bay
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Expert unsure if student groups' activity at Washington County schools was gang-related
julieg@herald-mail.comA gang expert said Tuesday that during the past year groups of students at some Washington County Public Schools identified themselves in a manner consistent with nationally recognized gangs, but he wasn’t ready to “hang the title ‘gang&...Tags: Crimes, Teaching and Learning, Washington (U.S. state), Crime, Law and Justice
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Questions surround Washington County school board's gang policy
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education recently adopted a policy addressing gangs, gang activity and similar destructive or illegal behaviors, but school system officials say gangs aren’t a big problem. “I believe probably the most...Tags: Politics, Crimes, Elections, Justice System, Lawyers
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Man stabbed to death in apparent gang-related attack in Echo Park
A man was stabbed to death early Sunday on an Echo Park street in an attack that appeared to be gang-related, police said. About 2:40 a.m., two men got into an argument at Clinton and Waterloo streets when one of them pulled a knife, stabbed the other...
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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: Rod J. Rosenstein, Cell Phones, Justice System, FBI, Dwayne Johnson
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Law toughens penalties for social media-linked attacks
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violence, including those related to...Tags: Laws, Punishment, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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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...
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Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday legislation that calls for stiffer penalties on people who text or use social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violent crimes throughout the city,...Tags: Laws, Punishment, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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