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Shooting victim unable to reach gun in time to defend himself
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA man who was fatally wounded by intruders at his Linwood Road home early Monday had a handgun nearby, but was unable reach it in time to defend himself, the Hagerstown police chief said Tuesday. Chief Arthur Smith released more information on the...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health, Shootings, Murder
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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: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Gang Activity, Prisons, U.S. Congress
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Alleged BGF leader Tavon White will be moved to U.S. custody
Tavon White, the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family at the Baltimore City Detention Center, will await trial in federal custody out of state, his attorney said Friday. A federal judge ordered him moved from state custody Friday after a hearing...
Tags: Trials, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers
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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, U.S. Department of Justice, Gang Activity, Government, Prisons
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Head of investigations at corrections department retires
Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday. The move comes as the department continues to handle the fallout...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Organized Crime, Parties and Movements
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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: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Sexual Misconduct, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Sex Crimes
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Alleged BGF leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says
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...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Prosecution, Justice System
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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: Trials, AFSCME, Gang Activity, Prisons, Prosecution
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CNN, MSNBC, Fox show true colors in choice of stories this week
The Baltimore SunLast week was a great one for cable news watching. Not because any one channel did such outstanding work, but rather because several stories clamored simultaneously for the camera’s attention. The choices that a channel makes in such situations are...Tags: Television, CNN (tv network), Ariel Castro, Crime, Law and Justice, MSNBC (tv network)
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Pre-paid cards, phones and codes are inmates' currency
In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages. One...
Tags: Mount Vernon, FBI, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Crime, Law and Justice, Gang Activity
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Stopping the cellphones that foster jailhouse corruption
Gov. Martin O'Malley's announcement of several actions he is taking to combat jailhouse corruption in the wake of the Black Guerrilla Family scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center is a positive step. It certainly would have instilled more...
Tags: Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Government
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland State Police, Parties and Movements
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