Maryland leaders toured the Baltimore ICE facility, condemning the inhumane conditions identified even in the absence of detainees. Legislators praised Judge Julie R. Rubin’s March 6 order limiting capacity for detainees at the facility to 55 people and city officials have pledged to protect immigrants by fighting private detention centers.
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Reviving Johnston Square: New housing and library signal community renewal
On Nov. 10, ReBUILD Metro celebrated the opening of the Hammond at Greenmount Park, as well as the new Johnston Square Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
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Maryland leaders work to expand Wi-Fi in West Baltimore
The FCC has voted to expand the E-Rate Program, allowing schools and libraries to broaden the program and make internet access more affordable for libraries and schools throughout the U.S., with the goal of closing the digital divide.