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Murder Trial Begins For Officer Who Drove Van In Freddie Gray Case

12:06pm June 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Officer Caesar Goodson, who faces the most serious charge related to Freddie Gray's death in 2015, heads to court in Baltimore on Thursday. Two trials of other officers ended without convictions.

In this photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department, Officer Edward Nero poses for a mugshot on May 1, 2015, in Baltimore. He was arrested in connection with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died after sustaining injuries while in police c

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2nd Officer's Trial In Freddie Gray Case Opens In Baltimore

2:03pm May 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Police Officer Edward Nero is charged with multiple misdemeanors related to Gray's death, following his arrest, in 2015. The first trial in the case, of Officer William Porter, ended in a hung jury.

Marvin Cheatham, president of the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association, stands in front of a row of abandoned homes in West Baltimore. He would like to see them torn down and replaced by a food market, a senior center and a health clinic — all of whi

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In Baltimore, Hopes Of Turning Abandoned Properties Into Affordable Homes

11:11am April 26, 2016

by Pam Fessler

The city has long suffered a dearth of decent housing. The recent collapse of vacant buildings — which in one case killed a man — has increased the urgency of finding a solution.

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Dr. Leana Wen, Baltimore City health commissioner, visits a newly opened Safe Streets center in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood in West Baltimore.

Lesson Learned For Baltimore's Health Commissioner: 'I Like A Fight'

8:41pm April 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

A year after Baltimore erupted in violence over the death of Freddie Gray, Dr. Leana Wen, the city's health commissioner, talks about progress and setbacks in dealing with issues the unrest exposed.

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Stacey McHoul said she ran out of psychiatric medicine a few days after leaving jail last year and soon began using heroin again.

Thousands Leave Maryland Prisons With Health Problems And No Coverage

10:43am April 24, 2016

by Jay Hancock

Maryland's prisons and jails release thousands of inmates each year without helping them enroll in Medicaid, jeopardizing their health and putting communities at greater risk.

After Freddie Gray's death, Baltimore erupted in protests, political action, and artistic expression.

Reflecting On The Death Of Freddie Gray, One Year Later

7:45am April 20, 2016

by Leah Donnella

A year ago, 25-year-old Freddie Gray died of injuries he sustained while in police custody. His family, neighborhood and the whole of Baltimore are still grappling with his loss.

A mural memorializing Freddie Gray is painted on the wall near the place where he was tackled and arrested last year by police at the Gilmor Homes housing project in Baltimore, Md.

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A Year After Freddie Gray's Death, Trials Set To Begin (Again)

6:22pm April 19, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Of the six Baltimore police officers charged, there's only been one trial, which ended in a hung jury. But prosecutors are doubling down on their aggressive strategy as the trials resume in May.

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Seven years ago, Johns Hopkins Hospital collaborated with Baltimore's Safe Streets program to bring violence prevention workers into the hospital to meet with the injured and settle conflicts. Now, the health department in Baltimore is trying to revive th

Baltimore Sees Hospitals As Key To Breaking A Cycle Of Violence

6:35pm April 08, 2016

by Andrea Hsu

The city's health department wants to send ex-offenders who are trained to be "violence interrupters" to hospitals to talk with victims. Chicago has found such a program prevents repeat injuries.

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Hector Moreno checks a basement for lead paint in Baltimore. He is an environmental assessor with Green and Healthy Homes.

Baltimore Struggles To Protect Children From Lead Paint

4:56pm March 21, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Despite the attention to lead in water, the biggest health risk to children is still from lead paint. The city of Baltimore banned lead paint way back in 1950, but children continue to be poisoned.

Third-graders Ezekiel White (right) and Emanuel Black push a jug of water to the cafeteria at Southwest Baltimore Charter School.

Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.

2:35pm March 16, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

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