Earlier this year, a correctional health care company declared bankruptcy. Now, a formerly incarcerated Marylander is missing out on compensation he won in a trial.
Incidents represent another failure in the long list of deficiencies that Dr. Michael Puisis, an independent monitor, has been noting with health care in city jails.
The results of the second community survey, mandated by the Baltimore Police Department’s federal court oversight, suggest that residents’ attitudes toward local law enforcement remain dismal, despite widespread reforms.
Javarick Gantt’s death last year, coupled with a report by the ACLU on conditions at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, raised questions about the facility’s ability to safely house people, especially those with disabilities.
The circumstances behind Butler Snow LLP’s contract remain largely shrouded in mystery, but some new details have come to light through records requests and persistent questioning.
6-0 vote culminates a smooth nomination process for the homegrown pick, who Scott announced as his nominee immediately after former Commissioner Michael Harrison’s abrupt departure.
Department leaders point to signs of improvement, particularly around restoring the depleted vehicle fleet and the ongoing challenge of long wait times that medics routinely face.
“It hurts us more when kids are the ones perpetrating or falling victim, because we feel like we failed them,” said state Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who is leading a review of whether juvenile laws need adjusting.
City officials might have expected tough questions Thursday night at a community forum following up on an investigative report of the July 2 mass shooting in Brooklyn. Instead, some community members wanted to say thanks.
A 2017 federal consent decree required the Baltimore Police Department to install an advanced “early intervention system” that will track its officers.
The project received renewed attention this week when a top Police Department official described it as a “tactical village,” drawing comparisons to the so-called “Cop City” project in Atlanta.