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Stopping the cellphones that foster jailhouse corruption
Gov. Martin O'Malley's announcement of several actions he is taking to combat jailhouse corruption in the wake of the Black Guerrilla Family scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center is a positive step. It certainly would have instilled more...
Tags: Organized Crime, Prisons, Politics, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Justice System, Organized Crime, Politics, Baltimore County, Regional Authority
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Inmate, 17 other alleged Bloods indicted on racketeering charges
A federal grand jury indicted 18 alleged gang members on racketeering charges, including a detainee at a state-managed detention center, news that could draw more scrutiny to Maryland's beleaguered correctional system. Federal officials say the members...
Tags: Howard County, Punishment, Prescription Drugs, Prosecution, OxyContin (drug)
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BGF jail corruption alleged months before indictment
Months before a federal indictment detailed allegations of corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center, the smuggling and sexual improprieties at the core of that case had already been outlined in an inmate's lawsuit. Calvin Hemphill, in a...
Tags: Justice System, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, Prisons, Laws
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Security chief at Baltimore City Detention Center removed
State officials said Tuesday they removed the security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of a federal indictment that alleged an extensive smuggling scheme involving gang members and officers at the facility. The Maryland...
Tags: Organized Crime, Montgomery County (Maryland), Prisons, Politics, Martin O'Malley
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Getting answers in Md.'s jail corruption scandal
When federal authorities announced a sweeping indictment alleging widespread corruption by 13 guards at the Baltimore City Detention Center, members of the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee were quick to call for a hearing so they could demand...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Prisons, Gang Activity
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Security chief at Baltimore City Detention Center removed from position
Associated PressANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A spokesman for Maryland's public safety and corrections agency says the security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been removed from the job in the aftermath of a federal indictment charging 25 people in a...Tags: Prisons, Politics, Government, Safety of Citizens
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In Watch Center, an urgent search for man in danger
On a recent Friday night in the Baltimore Police Department's high-tech Watch Center, an urgent but vague tip came in — a murder witness was in danger. The tipster had overheard a conversation but knew only the nickname of the witness and had a...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Witnesses, Inner Harbor, Police Arrests, Basketball
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Assembly leaders change plans for city jail oversight
General Assembly leaders say a joint committee of top legislators will hear from corrections officials about alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The briefing, to be held in June, replaces a House Judiciary Committee hearing that...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Gang Activity, Politics
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O'Malley calls jail indictments 'a positive development'
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday called last week's indictments of 25 inmates and correctional officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center "a very positive development" in the state's fight to dismantle violent gangs in state prisons. A day after...
Tags: FBI, Prosecution, Executive Branch, Politics, Prisons
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State approves settlement to ex-inmate amid corrections scrutiny
With the state corrections system already under scrutiny, the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a $40,000 settlement with a former inmate of the Baltimore jail who claimed he was assaulted by gang members for not assisting with a drug...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Justice System, Organized Crime, Rod J. Rosenstein, Prisons
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Corrections reform never an O'Malley priority
With a straight face, the Maryland governor says the sex-and-drugs scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, including the alleged corruption of 13 corrections officers, is a "positive achievement." He claims his corrections secretary, Gary Maynard,...
Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Punishment, Human Interest, Organized Crime, Prisons
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