An ongoing FBI investigation has revealed massive corruption at Maryland’s biggest prison, the East Correctional Institution in Westover (ECI). The discovery of an underground black market facilitated by corrections officers at ECI led to the indictment of 80 people earlier this month, including some prison guards. The defendants are accused of running a black market […]
On Friday, October 7, 2016, Baltimore police released information about a secret surveillance program that had been underway for the past eight months. They had employed a plane to fly over the city and take pictures of every street, and over one million photos were taken as a result of this operation. The plane has […]
On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court got rid of the 2011 gun conviction involving Jimmy Warren. He was charged with having a firearm without a permit, but was arrested because he fled from the police when questioned. The court noted the differences between what the officers reported and what the […]
In spite of strong opposition from supporters of Israel, the Iran Civil Aviation Commission (ICAO) has announced that Iran is close to finalizing several major aircraft purchase deals with top aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus. Since sanctions on Iran were lifted earlier this year the country been engaged in negotiations to update and revitalize its […]
On Monday, July 25th, 2016, the state of Texas passed legislation which will make it easier for undocumented workers to get birth certificates for their United States born children. The state agreed to do this by allowing more documentation options that these parents can more readily access, making it easier for their children to […]