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More from Developments in Freddie Gray case and Baltimore protests

Politics
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Politics

Their stories are disturbing.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
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Politics

This is exactly the sort of thing she wants to change about the Department of Justice.

By Dara Lind
Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice

This didn’t begin with Freddie Gray.

By Ezra Klein
Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice

Nearly one-third of residential properties are vacant or abandoned.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice

Police still haven’t revealed how Gray received a fatal spinal cord injury.

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Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice

Ta-Nehisi Coates points out what David Simon and others have forgotten.

By Dara Lind
Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice

Freddie Gray died on Sunday from spinal cord injuries.

By German Lopez