Baltimore’s harbor once saw the rockets’ red glare and bombs bursting in air, inspiring the Star-Spangled Banner. Many of the American flags that fly over government buildings—including Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine—come from behind prison walls. Past guard to wers and chain-link fences at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, 30 to 40 incarcerated workers spend their days inside Shop 104 turning rolls of nylon into finished banners. They trace patterns, layer colors, and hem edges on industrial machinery. Read more (and listen) at WYPR. ...read more read less