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MD state prisons saw 46 inmate homicides since 2015 — 22 in past two years
Inmate homicides have increased 75 percent at Maryland state prisons in 2025, and about 166 percent in 2024, according to the state.
State employee union argues against budget cuts: ‘Our members are more than just line items’
Maryland state employee union argues against budget cuts, highlighting staffing shortages, safety risks, and cost savings from in-house work.
Former MD corrections employee sentenced for contracting fraud
A former employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was sentenced for a contracting fraud scheme.
‘No more’: MD ban on local police partnerships with ICE becomes law
Maryland enacted an emergency law banning local law enforcement from partnering with ICE under 287(g) agreements.
MD man sentenced in 2021 child sex abuse case
A Washington County man was sentenced for sexually abusing a preteen girl at a Hagerstown-area home in 2021.
After Baltimore detention center loses heat, calls to end automatically charging kids as adults intensify
Baltimore Youth Detention Center's lack of heat has intensified calls to end the practice of automatically charging some children as adults.
MD public defender raises alarm over youth detained without heat
About 60 youths at the Youth Detention Center have endured a week without heat, prompting the Maryland Public Defender to demand fixes.
Maryland State Police investigating inmate death at Eastern Shore prison
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County.
Police crack 2006 Salisbury homicide cold case with indictment of MD inmate
Police have cracked a Salisbury homicide cold case that dates back to 2006 with the indictment of a prison inmate in Western Maryland.
MD police investigating death of inmate accused of stabbing officer
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a state prison inmate who was accused of stabbing a correctional officer.
MD announces plans to close Jessup prison
Gov. Wes Moore announced that the state plans to close the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup in 2026.
Top MD court rules against DPSCS in pair of decisions
Maryland's top court ruled inmates must receive earned credits, limiting DPSCS's authority to withhold time-served and diminution credits.
