A Baltimore attorney was charged with misdemeanor drug offenses after prison officials said he smuggled Suboxone to a client. Steven Thurman Mitchell, 54, was charged Friday in Washington County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of ...

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A Baltimore jury on Wednesday awarded $2.7 million to a man who was beaten by correctional officers in 2013, finding prison officials failed to take adequate steps to protect him. Kevin Younger was assaulted by several officers  at the Maryland ...

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A man filed a federal lawsuit last week alleging medical providers at a Maryland prison failed to properly document and treat his hepatitis C, leading to long-term health complications. Robert Williams contracted the hepatitis C virus (HCV) while incarcerated at ...

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