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New death penalty law, appeals delay trials in killing of correctional officer
In the past five years, since corrections officer David McGuinn was stabbed to death at the hulking House of Correction in Jessup, there have been major changes in Maryland's corrections system — new prisons built, new programs added and tighter...Tags: Death Penalty, Punishment, University of Maryland, College Park, Litigation, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Soldier in Prison for "Shameful" Prison Pictures Released from Leavenworth Pen
The convicted ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib was released Saturday from a military prison, an Army spokeswoman said.
Charles Graner Jr., 42, was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., around 10 a.m....Tags: Defendants, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Maryland
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Maugansville man a veteran of World War II and Korean War
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comRalph Hoover spent the same amount of time in combat as it takes most people to earn a college degree. In his 23 years of military service, he spent four years on the battlefields of Korea and the South Pacific, Hoover said. "I've been fired at and...Tags: Health, United Nations, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Perkins patients can be the toughest to treat
As a new chief executive at Clifton T. Perkins investigates what led to two recent slayings at the state's maximum security mental hospital, he will confront a facility full of patients who have become increasingly hardened and troubled.
The system of...Tags: Crimes, Health, Health Insurance, Judges, The National (music group)
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Marines to Allow Troops to Wear KIA Bracelets
Associated PressMarines are being allowed to wear bracelets commemorating friends killed in action, a policy change that settles a debate that has roiled some in the force. At issue are KIA bracelets, usually thin rubber or metal bands bearing the names of the fallen in...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Taliban, Defense, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Texas prisoners lose their lunch
Prisoners in Texas jails have been tightening their belts as the state cuts back on weekend lunches to save money.
Since April, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has scaled back on weekend meals to two per day, eliminating lunch.
Department...Tags: Death Penalty, Onions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Texas Legislature, American Civil Liberties Union
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Betsy Nightingale enjoys being part of living history
Daily American reporterWhite gloves, hoops and bonnets are not out of place in Betsy Nightingale’s life. She has always had a deep interest in United States history, especially the Civil War era. So Nightingale jumped at the opportunity to join about two dozen others who...Tags: Human Interest, Dance, History, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Maryland prison reorganization designed to better help inmates transition into society
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMaryland's prison chief said this week that a reorganization of the state prison system will reduce recidivism and improve the way inmates re-enter society upon their release. Gary D. Maynard, secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Baltimore County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Clear televisions help occupy Md. prisoners, keep out contraband
When RCA introduced its first television, the set was encased in clear Lucite, so visitors to the 1939 World's Fair in New York could see the electronic innards and walk away confident that the sound and video were not a mere trick.
Decades later, the...Tags: Crimes, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Electronics
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The prisoner was you
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch non-Jewish Holocaust survivor who helped save the lives of many Dutch Jews during World War II. When her family was discovered harboring Jews, they were all deported to Nazi concentration camps. Several years after her...Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Unrest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Oldest survivor of Bataan Death March dies at 105
Associated PressST. LOUIS (AP) — A doctor once told Albert Brown he shouldn't expect to make it to 50, given the toll taken by his years in a Japanese labor camp during World War II and the infamous, often-deadly march that got him there. But the former dentist...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Defense, Dentistry and Dental Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Vann Nath dies at 66; Cambodian painter survived torture in prison
Vann Nath, whose talent as an artist helped him survive Cambodia's most notorious prison during the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror in the 1970s and whose later paintings bore witness to the prison's many horrors, has died. He was 66.
Vann Nath, who...Tags: Health, Punishment, Documentary (genre), Fine Arts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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