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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baltimore County
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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: Trials, Gaming Industry, Murder, Maryland, Companies and Corporations
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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: Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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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: John Wayne, Human Interest, High School Sports, Injuries and Wounds, Nursing Homes
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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: Artists, Genocide, Diseases and Illnesses, Arts and Culture, Cambodia
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POW statue dedicated at national cemetery
SAN DIEGO -- A 15-foot-tall bronze, concrete and stainless steel monument to prisoners of war was dedicated in front of about 350 people Friday at the Miramar National Cemetery in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
"The Liberation Moment'' statue...Tags: Sculpture, Armed Forces, Human Interest, Ceremonies, Prisons
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NAF El Centro holds POW/MIA ceremony
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThough decades have passed, Imperial Valley native Robert Ramirez remembers waking up to see the sharp points of bayonets carried by North Vietnamese Army soldiers. The then-U.S. Army sergeant had made a mistake: falling asleep after hiking from Laos...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tough as a pine knot
Jess Clarkson, Jr., 86, of Kings Mountain is still “tough as a pine knot” like he was when he fought his way across Italy, France and into Germany during World War II. The former infantryman’s memory is sharp as a tack too and his...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Weaponry, Awards and Prizes, Armed Forces, Rome (Italy)
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Texas Inmates Don't Vote, but They Sometimes Count
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Texas prison inmates can’t vote, so most counties ignore them. But they can change the value of your votes for Congress and the state Legislature.
In Anderson County — and in Bee, Karnes or Walker counties — a...Tags: Local Elections, Democratic Party, Regional Elections, Criminals, Justice System
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Sheriff Lee Baca listens to inmate complaints at town hall meeting
![More than 100 prisoners, many shaved and tattooed, crowded into the hard pews of the Men's Central Jail chapel and craned their necks to get a good look at "The Man."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65157795-01212939-187105.jpg "More than 100 prisoners, many shaved and tattooed, crowded into the hard pews of the Men's Central Jail chapel and craned their necks to get a good look at "The Man.\"")
More than 100 prisoners, many shaved and tattooed, crowded into the hard pews of the Men's Central Jail chapel and craned their necks to get a good look at "The Man."
Sheriff Lee Baca, the top authority figure in Los Angeles County's troubled jail...Tags: Aging, Television Industry, Los Angeles Times, Prisons, Lee Baca
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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: Festive Events, Weddings, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Online Dish: Locked Up & Loaded! Prisoners Protest Porn Ban
KIAHPrisoners are protesting a porn ban. Connecticut prisoners are fighting for their right to lust in the joint! Dozens of inmates have started a letter writing campaign against a new policy that would ban pornographic materials from inside the joint. If the...Tags: Pornography, Wars and Interventions, Social Media, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lobbying
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