A prisoner's-eye view of prison life

An inmate in the Maryland corrections system has smuggled cameras into prison to document prison life, just as he did when he served time in New Jersey. Omar Broadway's footage of his time in New Jersey aired as part of a documentary on HBO. Prison officials say they are increasingly concerned about the use of cameras and other mobile devices behind bars, according to the Baltimore Sun story about Broadway.

Four in the morning

1. The Great Recession means good skating in busted boom towns like Fresno. California is a place

2. The rich are different from you and me. They're deadbeats. NYT

3. Post-McChrystal era: The Defense Department clamps down hard on press coverage of the military. Stars and Stripes

4. "Despicable" ad in the LA Times. LAO