April 9, 2012 1 Comment
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is asking a Baltimore judge to cancel or reduce an $18.5 million award stemming from the murder of an inmate aboard a state prison bus. The hearing is scheduled Monday afternoon in Baltimore City Circuit ...
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Read More »October 24, 2011 Comments Off on Jury deliberates in Md. prison bus slaying
A jury in a Baltimore civil case alleging the state was negligent in the murder of an inmate aboard a state prison bus in 2005 has begun deliberations. Closing arguments were given Monday, and deliberations began Monday afternoon. Assistant Attorney ...
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Read More »October 24, 2011 Comments Off on Closing arguments under way in Md. prison bus murder case
Closing arguments are under way in Baltimore in a civil case alleging negligence by the state in the death of a prison inmate murdered by another inmate on a prison bus. Plaintiffs’ attorney Samuel Shapiro asked the jury Monday to ...
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Read More »October 20, 2011 Comments Off on Some defendants cut from Maryland prison bus death case
Two former Maryland correctional officials have been dropped from a civil case stemming from an inmate’s murder aboard a prison bus. A Baltimore Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday in favor of former Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Mary Ann ...
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Read More »May 20, 2011 Comments Off on Woman fled Md. jail by kicking hole in drywall
OAKLAND — The Garrett County sheriff says an inmate escaped from jail by kicking a hole through a wall. Sheriff Rob Corley explained on Friday how 31-year-old Alisa Shafer of Friendsville escaped Thursday afternoon. Deputies apprehended her that evening. Corley ...
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Read More »May 2, 2011 3 Comments
Maryland corrections officials say five correctional officers have been indicted by a grand jury on assault charges. Corrections officials say the charges stem from a January incident at Baltimore’s central booking center. Eight officers were placed on administrative leave following ...
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