‘We cross the finish line victorious’: Md. father celebrates passing of state’s Purple Alert program

Maryland lawmakers passed legislation creating a “Purple Alert” that would create large-scale alerts when adults with intellectual disabilities go missing. Jimmy Hall, the father of a man with intellectual disabilities who recently went missing, says now, families like his “will have a voice.” Hall’s 31-year-old son Rashawn Williams, who has Down syndrome, was missing for six days before he was found in a locked room at the Glenmont Metro station in October of last year.