Prison Officials, Inmates Stick Up for Acupuncture Treatment of Drug Abuse

BALTIMORE – Michael, a drug addict at the Maryland Detention Center in Baltimore, said he has found his salvation — in a needle

U.S. Attorneys Defend Record of Scant Prosecution of Police Brutality Cases

WASHINGTON- Police brutality cases are rarely prosecuted by the U

Ancient Medicine Meets Modern Drug Problems in Baltimore Prison Trailer

BALTIMORE – Meditation music hums through the single-wide trailer as 25 men in maroon uniforms, their names scrawled on plastic identification bracelets, sit shoulder-to-shoulder in a cramped circle

Organ Recipients Strut Their Good Health in an Effort to Encourage Donors

WASHINGTON – Before his kidney transplant, Chris Barbera, 15, of Darnestown was always out of breath during sports, had low stamina and was too tired to pay attention in class

Maryland Women Come to Washington to Drum Up Support for Million Mom March

WASHINGTON – Most of the elected officials had already had their say, but when Carole Price got up to speak Wednesday in the shadow of the Capitol, the crowd got a little more attentive and the applause grew a little more enthusiastic

Study Shows Low-Income Maryland Taxpayers Face More IRS Audits

WASHINGTON – For the first time in modern history, low-income Maryland taxpayers have a greater chance of being audited than higher-income individuals, according to a study released this week

Moms Who Lost Their Children Fight to Keep Their Rights on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – Roberta Roper and Teresa Baker had already lost their most precious possessions when their children were murdered in separate incidents

Bowie Man Sentenced to 10 Years for 1997 Cross Burning at Bowie High School

WASHINGTON – A Bowie man has been sentenced to 10 years without parole for his part in a 1997 cross burning at Bowie High School, federal prosecutors said Tuesday

What Price for Privacy? Motor Vehicle Administration Puts It at $1.1 Million

WASHINGTON – A new law restricting the release of personal information from drivers licenses will cost Maryland about $1

Open Parole Hearing Gives Domestic Violence Victim a Chance to Face Abuser

BALTIMORE – Shaune Tilghman came face to face Friday with James Ray, the man who she said menaced her with a butcher knife last year and who is now serving a prison sentence for abusing her