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Homicide Charges in Baltimore
The Maryland State Attorney for Baltimore today charged six police officers with crimes ranging from assault to second degree murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Demonstrators in Baltimore are cheering that quick action. We look at what's next in the legal case and whether it will buoy the nationwide protest movement against police violence.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe Maryland State Attorney for Baltimore today charged six police officers with crimes ranging from assault to second degree murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Demonstrators in Baltimore are cheering that quick action. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at what's next in the legal case and whether it will buoy the nationwide protest movement against police violence.
Also, ten years ago Utah promised it would end chronic homelessness in the state by 2015 using a simple but controversial approach which places the hardest-to-help people in apartments -- often ahead of needy families. Some cities agree the strategy works and it even saves taxpayer's money.
Photo: Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby speaks on recent violence and says there is "probable cause to file criminal charges in the Freddie Gray case" of officers involved in the arrest of the black man who later died of injuries he sustained while in custody in Baltimore, Maryland May 1, 2015. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)
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2 storiesFreddie Gray: Prosecutor Charges Officers with Murder, Assault
There was cheering on the streets of Baltimore today after Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced she's charging six police officers in the case of Freddie Gray, the young black man who died in police custody. Charges range from assault to second-degree murder.
Read the story23 minTackling Chronic Homelessness by Giving Them Homes
It was a headline that sounded too good to be true. "The Surprisingly Simple Way Utah Solved Chronic Homelessness and Saved Millions." That story ran April 17 in the Washington Post -- and Utah officials say it's for real. The state claims it has cut chronic homelessness by 70% in the past ten years thanks to a counter-intuitive program.
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