BALTIMORE – Life in a prison cell doesn’t bother Terrell Peacock
For Prisoners, Preparing for Life Outside Can Mean Shedding Their Old Selves
BALTIMORE – It was 9:15 am on an icy February morning when Yusef El, graying, dreadlocked and soft-spoken, told a small group of disinterested inmates that they were about to begin the process of becoming “somebody else
A Year in Prison Brings a Promise to Begin Life Anew — With Some Help
BALTIMORE – Paul Banks squinted in the beaming April sunlight and stopped to catch a glimpse of freedom
With Little Preparation Inside Prison, Inmates Face a Shock on the Outside
BALTIMORE – Paul Banks is one of the lucky ones
At Kitschy Styling Ranch, Del No Longer Cuts Hair, But Still Cuts a Figure
ANNAPOLIS – Del Puschert puts it bluntly as he surveys the trinkets, toys and tchotchkes arranged around the grounds of his Annapolis barbershop, Del’s Styling Ranch
Adoption Rate for Mentally Retarded Foster Kids Improves, May Get Better Yet
WASHINGTON – Teens are not the only group of foster kids that have a tough time getting adopted in Maryland — mentally retarded wards face grim prospects, too
It’s Not Easy Being Teen: Older Foster Kids Have Little Hope of Adoption
WASHINGTON – After years of abuse and subsequent truancy, the state took Sinora Dabney away from her family in hopes of finding a stable foster home for her
Advocates Say Housing Discrimination Still Rampant, Complaint Rates Still Low
WASHINGTON – Joseph Ngangum was forced to move out of his Takoma Park apartment when the new landlord said he wanted to begin major repair work on the units
While Group Attacks Federal `Pork,’ Locals Defend Their Slice of the Bacon
WASHINGTON – To Baltimore City officials, federally funded drug treatment programs are essential to public health and have saved the lives of hundreds of city residents
Consumers Have Yet to Embrace Online Nursing Home Inspections, Advocates Say
WASHINGTON – A year after the federal government launched a program to increase awareness of nursing home inspection reports, state officials and local advocates say Maryland consumers are still not using the publicly available resources