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Baltimore jury awards $1M after incarcerated man injured in state van ride
A Baltimore jury awarded a verdict of over a million dollars to a formerly incarcerated man who says he was injured during a ride in a state-operated van that had no seatbelts.
After MD inmate death, 19 correctional officers and 8 medical personnel administratively charged
Nineteen correctional officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Western Maryland have been administratively charged after an inmate was found dead there.
Glen Burnie ICE shooting victim’s injuries not being treated, lawyers say
ICE is illegally keeping a Baltimore man shot by agents in its custody without adequate medical treatment, months after the 4th Circuit stayed his deportation, his attorneys wrote.
Kids injured by state have until they turn 21 to sue, MD appellate court rules
People injured by the state when they were children have until their 21st birthdays to sue, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled.
MD inmate who murdered baby niece found dead in cell
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate who had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder of his 2-month old niece.
MD Appellate Court orders release of inmate death video
The Appellate Court of Maryland last week ordered the release of the video of a prison homicide to the victim’s father.
MD State Police investigating state prison inmate death
Maryland State Police are investigating a recent inmate death at Roxbury Correctional Institution, near Hagerstown.
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.
