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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.
Wicomico County faces 2nd lawsuit over prisoner suicides at detention center
A new lawsuit claims that Wicomico County Detention Center staff ignored an incarcerated man's declining mental health in the days and hours before he died by suicide in 2018.
Man accused of killing pregnant Howard Co. teacher found dead in cell
The man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend has been found dead in his Maryland cell the day opening statements were expected to begin.
Alleged failure to fill lands Starbucks in hot water
Starbucks lawsuit leads news roundup including a death in jail, a failed asylum bid and a shouting defense counsel.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of paraplegic inmate
The family and estate of a paralyzed Baltimore man who died three years ago after falling ill in a state prison have filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging medical staff […]
Md. jail inmate’s death in solo cell under investigation
HAGERSTOWN — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating the death of a jail inmate found dead in his cell with a sheet tied around his neck. Deputy First […]
Maryland inmate found dead in cell; death may be homicide
CUMBERLAND — Corrections officials are investigating the death of an inmate in a Cumberland prison as a possible homicide. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says 59-year-old Terrance […]
Md. inmate scalded to death after damaging heating unit
Maryland's prison agency says an inmate was accidentally scalded to death after he damaged a heating unit in his cell at the Jessup Correctional Institution.
