Inmates grow, gather veggies to feed the hungry

Wilmer Kingery loads potatoes in a cart at Southeastern Correctional Institution in Lancaster, Ohio. The nation’s food banks, struggling to meet demand in hard times, are turning to prison... More

Killer says he wants to make amends

Death row inmate Chadrick Fulks insists he wants to help a slain West Virginia college student’s family find solace by leading investigators to her body. It wouldn’t be the first time he’s made that claim. State and federal authorities spent six years on wild goose chases prompted by tips from Fulks before one of his clues actually led searchers to another victim of his 2,300-mile crime spree, which left two women dead and several people injured in 2002. More  Read More →

US man faces 6 months in jail for yawn

Drowsy spectators in one suburban Chicago courtroom might want to stifle their yawns from now on. Clifton Williams, 33, is facing six months in jail for making what court documents call a yawn-like sound in Will County Judge Daniel Rozak’s court last month. More  Read More →

Md. dad, daughter charged with growing pot

The Kent County authorities have charged a man and his adult daughter with growing marijuana. More  Read More →

DNA evidence clears man accused in Baltimore rape

The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office says all charges have been dropped against a man accused of raping a Charles Village woman and suspected in similar attacks. More  Read More →

Prince George’s woman accused of luring witness to his death

A 30-year-old Prince George’s County woman is charged with luring a man to his death because he planned to testify against her boyfriend. More  Read More →

Marylanders get ordained online, through the mail

Mitchel Mariner was ordained online by the state of Nevada to perform wedding ceremonies and other religious services in 2007. Brides and grooms trying to save money or make their... More

Beware of Cash for Clunkers scams

Car buyers quickly snatched all of the $1 billion allotted for the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), nicknamed Cash for Clunkers, after President Obama signed it into law in late June. Congress has come up with another $2 billion to extend the program until Labor Day. But as with any financially popular plan,... More

Mom of starved child to be released after plea

A woman who pleaded guilty to starving her toddler son to death while part of a religious cult will be released from the Baltimore jail within a matter of weeks or even days, her attorney said Tuesday. Ria Ramkissoon, 22, will be enrolled in a counseling program on a farm in rural northeast Maryland, according to attorneys on both sides. The program, which has no fences or guards, was chosen for her by a city prosecutor who arranges alternative sentencing options. “It’s not a correctional... More

State’s public defenders must do more with less

They work 40 cases in a day, slog through a slew of consecutive 90-hour weeks and still face a never-ending list of new clients. The lives of public defenders are not glamorous. Long known for being overworked and underfunded, public defenders are required by the U.S. Constitution to represent indigent... More

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