The widow of a Cumberland man who died shortly after his release from the local jail claims in a lawsuit that staff members were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs and caused his death. James Stevens died less than 20 ...

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ROCKVILLE – Jeannie’s only daughter sat next to her Tuesday, during a pre-Thanksgiving lunchtime at a Maryland detention center for teens. Metal tins brimmed with shredded turkey, ham and macaroni and cheese, and traces of saffron and pepper filled the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s head of the Department of Juvenile Services is scheduled to meet with Carroll County officials to discuss a proposal to build a new detention center for girls in the county. Eric Solomon, a spokesman for the Maryland ...

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General Assembly leaders will hold a joint briefing in June to discuss problems at Maryland's correctional facilities, the latest fallout from a sordid jail scandal revolving around drugs, sex and money in Baltimore.

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A teenager charged with wounding a fellow student at his Maryland high school has expressed remorse and was on a suicide watch while being treated at a psychiatric hospital, his attorney said Thursday. George Psoras made the comments while requesting ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Like most pieces of legislation being debated this session, a bill mandating equivalent treatment for girls in juvenile justice will likely come down to how much it costs the state. The bill, heard in the House Judiciary Committee ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland had nearly five times the acceptable number of juveniles locked up in adult detention centers for extended periods in 2008, putting the state out of compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and in jeopardy ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland had nearly five times the acceptable number of juveniles locked up in adult detention centers for extended periods in 2008, putting the state out of compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and in jeopardy ...

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