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A new state audit examines the work of a for-profit prison health care company in Maryland.
State failed to scrutinize prison health care companies, audit finds
The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services did not sufficiently check in on its health contractors to ensure that patients were getting timely care and having their complaints investigated, according to a new state audit.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley speaks during a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. LaPere, 26, was found slain in her Mount Vernon apartment Monday morning.
Baltimore could see fewer than 200 homicides this year, police commissioner says
For the first time since 2011, Baltimore could see fewer than 200 homicies, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Richard Worley told the Police Accountability Board Monday night.
Frustrations with civilian oversight of Baltimore police are boiling over
Of the roughly 1,000 cases the committee has reviewed, nearly half of them were received within 15 days of their expiration, according to city data.
Zona Byrd
A little girl starved to death in Baltimore. Why did no one help her?
Five-year-old Zona Byrd’s parents face first-degree murder and child abuse charges.
Mary Pat Clarke
Mary Pat Clarke, a beloved trailblazer in Baltimore politics, dies at 83
The first woman elected to serve as president of Baltimore City Council, Mary Pat Clarke died on Sunday morning, according to sources close to her.
Barbed wire and visitor instructions are seen outside a Maryland correctional institution in August, 2024.
Two correctional officers seriously injured in stabbing at Western Maryland prison
A prisoner at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland allegedly stabbed two correctional officers and injured other staff members, according to the corrections department.
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Havre de Grace High football player, 14, killed in shooting; 16-year-old charged
Jai’den Alexander Winchester was pronounced dead at the scene.
The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center.
Baltimore jail health care will remain under independent scrutiny, despite state’s efforts
The state has devoted significant legal resources toward getting out of a four-year-old settlement agreement.
Satellite imagery of the Western Correction Institution in Cumberland. Lester DeShazor alleged that correctional officers at the prison targeted him for retaliation.
Maryland prisoner airlifted to hospital after fire at Western Correctional Institution
That prisoner was airlifted Tuesday night by Maryland State Police to a nearby hospital “for treatment of his injuries.”
Baltimore jail officials lost track of 90,000 methadone pills. The state kept it quiet
90,000 methadone pills went missing from the Baltimore jail, leaked documents reveal
Baltimore jail officials lost track of nearly 92,500 methadone pills — controlled substances that carry a high street value — over a three-month period.
AFSCME Maryland Council 3, the union representing state workers at prisons, juvenile detention centers, state hospitals and public defenders held a press conference in Hagerstown on Oct. 9, 2024 to call attention to conditions at state-run facilities.
Years to fix a prison fence? Maryland CO’s union says working conditions are dire
One of Maryland’s biggest unions has been sounding the alarm on state-run prisons. Is anyone listening?
Gov. Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel millions of unpaid parole debts for more than 6,700 people.
Maryland cancels millions in unpaid parole debt as state moves forward on waiving fees
Gov. Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel millions of unpaid parole debts for more than 6,700 people.
He spent months in jail. The crime? Annoying Baltimore County Police and 911 operators
In Baltimore County, people who show signs of mental illness are being criminally charged for repeatedly calling 911 and crisis hotlines.
A satellite image of Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup in Anne Arundel County (Google Earth).
New state prison watchdog is ‘full steam ahead’ after governor appoints agency head
Gov. Wes Moore appointed Yvonne Briley-Wilson as the head of the new state agency that will examine prison conditions.
ROCA members playing basketball in the court where the shooting happened.
Police identify victim killed in East Baltimore shooting that also injured 7
A 36-year-old man died and the other conditions range from stable to critical condition.
A Baltimore Police vehicle blocks off Regester Street in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
After seven years under federal oversight, Baltimore Police aren’t exiting anytime soon
The Baltimore Police Department continues to make slow and steady progress in a wholesale reform effort mandated by its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal judge, but hopes of exiting that oversight anytime soon remain dim at best.
The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center on Feb. 6, 2024.
State destroyed key records on treatment of mentally ill Baltimore detainees, ACLU says
Many of the people incarcerated in the mental health unit are awaiting transfers to psychiatric facilities run by the Maryland Department of Health for evaluation or treatment.
‘I am going to kill,’ a Maryland prisoner warned. And then he did.
Daniel Myers was sentenced last week to 50 additional years in prison for first-degree murder. He had pleaded guilty in February to killing Nicholas Delfosse in May 2023.
The office of Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown conducted the investigation in partnership with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
‘It’s your word against mine’: Women’s prison officer pleads guilty to misconduct
The charged officer was found by investigators to have given a prisoner “unauthorized privileges,” and to have spoken to her on a recorded phone line more than 800 times in three months.
A prisoner endured months of sexual abuse. Some officers who played a part still have jobs.
The story of Brandon Bowden reveals disturbing truths about the Maryland prison system.
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