ANNAPOLIS — In the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Ahmad Azzaari couldn’t walk to his mailbox without feeling unsafe. The imam, a Muslim prayer leader, lives on a busy road in Lanham, Maryland. To collect his mail,…
Maryland advocates discuss next steps for undocumented community
Undocumented Latino immigrants in Maryland likely to experience more stress, legal hassles, some say
Maryland workgroup seeks to help offenders re-enter society
By Eleanor Mueller Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Those convicted of a crime in Maryland may soon find it easier to integrate into society, should the state adopt recommendations reviewed by a workgroup in the state capital on Tuesday.…
In Maryland, efforts to streamline exonerations stymied
By Eleanor Mueller Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Sabein Burgess wasted no time trying to prove his innocence. Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in June 1995, the then-24-year-old waited just 10 days after his trial before…
Urban Maryland voters hand state to Clinton
BALTIMORE – As Hillary Clinton on Tuesday struggled to keep a path to the Oval Office through other states, voters in Maryland’s urban areas handed the state’s 10 electoral votes to a Democratic candidate for the seventh straight presidential election.…
For Syrian refugee in Maryland, Nov. 8 looking bleak
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Mostafa Hassoun thought he would never be able to start living. Forced to leave his village outside the Syrian city of Latakia at 18 years old, the young man’s life was put on hold at the time…
Maryland Burmese refugee arrival numbers shrinking
Once Maryland’s largest incoming refugee population, the Burmese are arriving in smaller and smaller numbers — a trend likely to continue given President Barack Obama’s lifting of sanctions against Myanmar last month.