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Maryland's corrections department, which incarcerates people who break the law, comes under fire in a budget analysis for repeatedly violating the state's public records law. Anyone else see a problem here? h/t @brendawintrode.bsky.social

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“Do not be indifferent when you hear lies, historical lies…do not be indifferent when you see the past is stretched to fit the current political needs. Don’t be indifferent when any minority is discriminated against.”

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A @thebaltimorebanner.com / @nytimes.com investigation went into painstaking detail on how Baltimore is suffering from one of the worst public health crises ever seen in a major American city. But elected officials are being told not to talk about it. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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Thoroughly reported article on the rising use of drones by Maryland's local law enforcement agencies by @codyboteler.bsky.social Perhaps the most interesting part: an ACLU expert opines that Montgomery Co's drone program has decent privacy protections. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. Read ⬇️ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

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So well deserved. Local journalism remains undefeated.

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Maryland inches toward reforming trans prisoner policies as it pays out legal settlements

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Maryland inches toward reforming trans prisoner policies as it pays out legal settlements, @conarck.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

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New: Maryland’s corrections department continues to pay out big legal settlements while it moves slowly to reform its housing policies for transgender prisoners. Advocates say more progress is urgently needed, given Trump’s recent EOs and changeover at DOJ. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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Violent assaults are spiking in state prisons. Could body cameras be a solution?

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New: Assaults in Maryland prisons jumped 54% last year. Violence against staff is also on the rise. The state corrections secretary suggested the spike is attributable to a flow of "undetectable contraband," and revealed a new body camera pilot. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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News in #journalismjobs: @thebaltimorebanner.com is looking for an assistant visuals editor. DM me if you are interested and have questions! boards.greenhouse.io/thebaltimore...

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Breaking: Md.'s parole division was hit with a citation from the labor dept over unacceptable workplace hazards, including the possibility of “being shot, punched, kicked, scratched, stabbed, strangled, bit and/or spit on." w/ @brendawintrode.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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From today's City Council hearing: Baltimore Police finished 2024 with a 71% homicide clearance rate, well above the national average. The department's detectives benefited from a 23% drop in deadly gun violence last year.

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I'll be heading to a Senate committee in a bit to hear testimony on a proposed change to Maryland's juvenile law. Some Maryland lawmakers want to curb automatically charging teens as adults for certain crimes. Similar past bills failed to make it across the finish line. tinyurl.com/59ka37pe

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📢Baltimore-based federal workers! The Baltimore Banner wants to hear from you! Get in touch via email or use this form to tell us your experiences & thoughts on mandatory return-to-office policies, buyout offers & drastic changes to agencies’ priorities. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/fede...

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Maryland is seeing an alarming rise in children dying of suspected neglect and/or abuse — more than one child per week — among the worst rates in the nation. My colleague Jessica Calefati is digging, with state officials now questioning their own data. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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New: The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General started more probes into deaths involving the police than ever last year, including three fatal shootings in Baltimore that remain active. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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Maryland's corrections department confirms that a CO was stabbed by someone incarcerated at Bookings last night, sent to "outside medical facility" with "non life threatening injuries." DPSCS is investigating.

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Five bylines on this wide ranging story on the impact of Trump’s funding freeze and the response from Maryland officials. Great reporting @brendawintrode.bsky.social @pwoodreporter.bsky.social @halliemiller.bsky.social @leeosanderlin.bsky.social @emilyopilo.bsky.social

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Confusion, anger as Maryland officials, nonprofits grapple with funding freeze

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Every time [Luigi Mangione] was escorted from his cell, D Block got locked down. During lockdowns, all prisoner movement is prohibited.

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Debra Tice: “Austin, if you can somehow hear this, I love you. I know you’re not giving up and neither am I,” she said.

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What started in the basement of a TV repair shop grew to a comic book monopoly — in the eyes of just about everyone but the federal government. But after decades of dominance, Maryland-based Diamond Comic Distributors filed for bankruptcy last week. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/diam...

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The jails are RIGHT HERE in the evac zone So far they are only evacuating them to another facility in the same complex which is ALSO IN THE EVAC ZONE www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Per @washingtonpost.com, the DOJ has enacted a "freeze" on its Civil Rights division, directing attorneys not to file “any new complaints, motions to intervene, agreed-upon remands, amicus briefs, or statements of interest.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Baltimore's mayor, Brandon Scott, alluded to the possibility he might be jailed over the city "simply doing the right thing" on its immigration policies. "We are prepared for that," he said, via @emilyopilo.bsky.social @leeosanderlin.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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Prison fire camps are not temporary installations. They are permanent, minimum security facilities positioned strategically around the state. Here is an aerial view of the one I lived at:

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From @adampwillis.bsky.social: Maryland needs more power lines. So why does everybody hate this one? (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

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Enlightening and depressing reporting in @thebaltimorebanner.com this morning, by @brennasmith.bsky.social on the underworld of sex work in Baltimore, where a local advocate named Kristina Page is taking it upon herself to connect women with services. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

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Prisoners in Maryland pay 3 cents/min for phone calls, a fraction of what fed. regulations allow, but enough to add up to millions of $ per year. Some lawmakers want to shift the cost away from loved ones, but budgetary constraints loom, via @marylandmatters.org marylandmatters.org/2025/01/10/a...

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NEW: A 33 y/o died after suffering an apparent medical episode at Central Booking. Trayvon Ocain's family first learned of his death from other detainees. They're questioning the response by officials at the jail, which is under scrutiny over its healthcare www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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New: The long-running feud btwn Baltimore's mayor and top prosecutor flared up this week when Ivan Bates took credit for the declining murder rate and Brandon Scott compared Bates to ex-Ravens malcontent Diontae Johnson. W/ @emilyopilo.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

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PSA: Today is the last day you can wish people "Happy New Year," per Larry David, h/t @invisibae.bsky.social

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Baltimore homicides and shootings fall to lowest levels since 2015 https://buff.ly/41TFkQW

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Really appreciate how the broadcast team takes a moment during every Jets game to do a segment on how they are historically bad, not just in NFL terms but compared to every professional sports franchise ever.

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One chopped off part of a newborn’s finger, and choked two nurses in a rage. Another drained the wrong side of a patient’s chest, and lied about it on the chart. These are the unemployed doctors who get jobs in state prisons. A look at NY, with @reuvenblau.bsky.social for @thecity.bsky.social

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People have heard of Civilization and XCOM, but few know the more than 40-year history behind their creation. I feel very fortunate to have told the story of video game development in Baltimore County's Hunt Valley. Read more @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebaltimorebanner.com/article/balt...

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New: A federal judge on Friday ordered Maryland to turn over records that could shed light on how often people with severe mental illness are getting out of their cells at Central Booking. He also rejected Md.'s choices for independent medical monitor. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

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Fortunate to have interviewed HOF athletes, A-listers, governors and senators. But nothing feels as sacred and special as sitting at someone's modest kitchen table as they open a scrapbook and share their life's story and memories of loved ones now gone. www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/hist...

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