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How one man's alleged flatulence led to another man's assault charges.
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Bill would limit shackling of pregnant inmates
Some of Maryland's local jails still shackle female inmates as they're giving birth--a harmful and unnecessary practice, women's advocates say.
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Read More »Md. officials: 4 officers hurt in inmate attack
CRESAPTOWN — Maryland prison officials say four correctional officers at the North Branch Correctional Institution were injured when an inmate attacked one officer and three other officers came to his aid. The Cumberland Times-News reports that the four officers who ...
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Read More »Department head moves office to Baltimore Detention Center
ANNAPOLIS — The head of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has moved his office to the Baltimore Detention Center to closely review security after 25 people were indicted in a smuggling ring involving correctional officers. Rick ...
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Read More »Md. inmates launder bras for cancer awareness
SYKESVILLE — Maryland state prison inmates in Sykesville are taking part in a breast cancer awareness campaign. On Thursday, they’re washing 17,000 bras that were donated to an annual fundraiser run by Frederick radio station WFRE-FM. For every bra collected, ...
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Welcome to an Olympic Monday. The good news is you don't have to wait until prime time to see the roundup. ...
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Read More »Deaf inmates sue state prisons, seek services, technology
A group of deaf and hard-of-hearing inmates have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and others claiming they are regularly denied access to specialized phones and technology that allow them to ...
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Read More »Frederick County revives plan to charge jail inmate fees
FREDERICK — State lawmakers from Frederick County are reviving a proposal to charge jail inmates for intake processing and education. The Frederick News-Post reports that Republican Delegate Michael Hough presented the bill Tuesday to the House Judiciary Committee. It would ...
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Read More »Inmates freed after crack penalties are eased
Maryland moves inmates from low-lying areas
TOWSON — State corrections officials say 188 inmates housed at the Poplar Hill Pre-release Unit at Quantico have been moved because of evacuation of some low-lying areas. The inmates will be moved across the Wicomico River to the Eastern Correctional ...
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