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In May 2013, along with the adjacent Men’s Central Jail, the Twin Towers jail ranked as one of the ten worst sites of incarceration in the United States, based on reporting in Mother Jones magazine: “Eyewitnesses, including several prison chaplains, have reported that attacks by deputies at the twin facilities are often unprovoked or brought on by the slightest infractions.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
County supervisors approved $2.2 billion in June 2018 to build a replacement with the notable amendment that the new facility would be designed with a focus on mental health and rehabilitation.

Arts & CultureFilm
Roberto J. De La Noval
For people living with this chronic illness seeing aspects of their daily life on screen can be startling and affirming.
Politics & SocietyNews
Catholic News Service
“Because of your calls, emails and efforts, physician-assisted suicide will not be legalized in Maryland this year,” the Maryland Catholic Conference told the state’s Catholics in a message posted on its website March 28. 
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
For now, the Justice Department's letter won't change anything for those insured through the ACA, but the issue will likely gain political attention as it works its way through the courts.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community said the Pontifical Academy for Life.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati ruled March 12 that the state of Ohio can stop funding Medicaid services provided by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities.