A.F. James MacArthur

A.F. James MacArthur hosts his own media project under the name The Baltimore Spectator.

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Baltimore Central Booking, 300 E. Madison Street. Photo source: commons.wikimedia.org

Court Date: Jailed Journalist Reports Inhumane Conditions for Pre-Trial Detainees

29 April 2013 - 00:00 EDT

James MacArthur, the “Baltimore Spectator”, gives a firsthand account of how the City's detention system moves inmates from Central Bookings to the courtroom. His handwritten letter describes the overnight ritual of sleep deprivation and degrading treatment that precedes a detainee's appearance in court. MacArthur himself, repeatedly denied bail for misdemeanor charges, has been held in Central Booking since his arrest on 1 December 2012.

Political Prisoner in Exile

A.F. James MacArthur |

Leo Zimmermann

1 April 2013 - 00:00 EDT

By the time you read this I will have been held prisoner for four months... on misdemeanor charges! This fact being one the popular press conveniently chooses to omit. Continually we see the government (via police statements, State's Attorney, even judges) attempt to convey things in a more alarming depiction than reality holds. Their co-conspirators in the press do little to counter these deceptions. If it wasn't for the fact that these sort of omissions are quite selective, my protestations could readily be dismissed as mere whining, but pay attention and observe.

A.F. James MacArthur