Three correctional officers are among nine people facing federal charges of conspiring to smuggle narcotics, cellphones and tobacco into the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur said Wednesday. The alleged scheme, which also included four ...

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A Baltimore attorney accused of smuggling Suboxone to a client in prison had his case placed on the inactive docket by prosecutors Tuesday. Steven Thurman Mitchell, 55, was charged in Washington County Circuit Court last year with possession of a controlled ...

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A Baltimore attorney was charged with misdemeanor drug offenses after prison officials said he smuggled Suboxone to a client. Steven Thurman Mitchell, 54, was charged Friday in Washington County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of ...

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Last year, prison guards found thousands of dollars' worth of drugs in a balloon hidden in the waistband of a woman's underwear. Now, four people have pleaded guilty in the drug-smuggling scheme.

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ANNAPOLIS — A panel of lawmakers is threatening legislative action to challenge a decision by state Medicaid officials to limit access to a drug used to treat opioid addiction that has become a major contraband problem in Maryland prisons. The decision to exclude ...

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