Ben Conarck
@conarck.bsky.social
reporting on prisons, jails and police for The Baltimore Banner • tips to bconarck @thebaltimorebanner.com
Gratitude as always for our statehouse reporter @pwoodreporter.bsky.social for helping the Banner stay on top of this news.
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Gratitude as always for our statehouse reporter @pwoodreporter.bsky.social for helping the Banner stay on top of this news.
The @thebaltimorebanner.com previewed this possibility earlier in the month: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Price hike for Baltimore jail plans: Now estimated at $1.2 billion
As Maryland’s budget outlook worsens, state officials are hedging on the controversial Baltimore jail project.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The @thebaltimorebanner.com previewed this possibility earlier in the month: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Above article includes video with disturbing footage.
The lawsuit also references a recent viral video in which a BPD officer drives his vehicle at a young man and nearly hits him. That officer has since been charged with attempted murder.
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
The lawsuit also references a recent viral video in which a BPD officer drives his vehicle at a young man and nearly hits him. That officer has since been charged with attempted murder.
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Baltimore officer shown in viral video charged with attempted murder
A Baltimore Police officer shown in a viral video chasing and then striking a man with his vehicle, has been indicted for attempted murder, authorities said Wednesday.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Above article includes video with disturbing footage.
The lawsuit also references a recent viral video in which a BPD officer drives his vehicle at a young man and nearly hits him. That officer has since been charged with attempted murder.
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
The lawsuit also references a recent viral video in which a BPD officer drives his vehicle at a young man and nearly hits him. That officer has since been charged with attempted murder.
www.thebanner.com/community/cr...