LOCAL News :: Baltimore MD : Crime & Police
52 Year Old Man Beaten to Death in Central Booking by 25-30 Guards
A collection of links to corporate media stories about the death of Raymond Smoot. Hopefully folks can get on covering this institutionalized murder and the community response here....
CNN: Baltimore detainee dead after struggle with guards
www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/16/detainee.death.ap/
Baltimore Sun:
-Laywer faults excessive force in fatal beating
-State senator calls for task force to review problems at Central Booking
-Overcrowding said to create sense of fear
-Medical examiner rules prisoner's death a homicide
www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-booking0516,1,4076927.story
Washington Post:
Baltimore Detainee Dies After Struggle
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051600342.html