Topic - Sandtown

Related Stories

'Life Sentence' by Mark Bowden (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Life Sentence’

By Paul Davis

Volunteers working harder as COVID heightens need for food

By MARIA TROVATO and KAMISHA WALKER of Capital News Service - Associated Press

In this Nov. 27, 2017 photo, Harold Perry sits on a stoop in front of his home, across the street from the site of Freddie Gray's arrest, in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore. These days, it's hard to find anyone in this neighborhood of generational poverty and disenfranchisement who admits to believing that police involved Gray's arrest might somehow be held responsible. &quot;There was never going to be any justice,&quot; Perry said bitterly. &quot;Maybe someone had hopes once upon a time, but justice is a very hard thing to come by around here.&quot; (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Efforts to prosecute police in custody death fizzle out

By DAVID McFADDEN - Associated Press

A couple holds hands while walking past a burnt out van next to the Southern Baptist Church Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Baltimore. A nearby senior center being built by the church burned during the riots following Freddie Gray's funeral. Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a statewide &quot;Day Of Prayer And Peace&quot; on Sunday after civil unrest rocked Baltimore. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

For Catholics in West Baltimore, the only answer to violence is community

By Matt Hadro and Adelaide Mena - Catholic News Agency

Marchers gather at the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station during a march for Freddie Gray, Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Freddie Gray’s death after arrest exposes tensions in Baltimore

By Juliet Linderman - Associated Press