Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Maryland: Land of Second Chances

First off, happy new year, everyone.

A few stories in the Baltimore Sun illustrate just how infuriating the justice system in Maryland can be. Recently, a man who had been sent to prison for life for a murder he committed in 1967 was released after he "remade himself". There's also the story of an 18-year-old who repeatedly violated his probation and went unpunished until he allegedly committed murder.

Not to be critical of the Sun or anything, but in both of these articles, the victims of these two men are barely given any copy. With that said, may Joseph Caslow and Alonzo Key rest in peace, although it's pretty clear that justice may never truly be served in their cases.

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