A Baltimore County woman who stole thousands of dollars from friends by pretending she had terminal stomach cancer was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution totaling more than $14,000. “In my opinion, you are ...

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A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Baltimore County Public Schools over a seven-year period. Barry L. Troxell, 52, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced early next ...

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A group of inmates at a prison in Illinois say they’re getting dangerously high levels of soy in their food. According to a Chicago Tribune story, the inmates allege that they are getting up to 100 grams of soy per ...

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Prison inmates across the country have found a new way to order “hits” from behind bars — by using smuggled cell phones. A recent article in Wired magazine profiled an alarming trend in correctional facilities all over the world, revealing ...

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