Convicted serial rapist dies in hospital after assault
A serial rapist serving several life sentences in a maximum-security state prison has died in the hospital after being assaulted by another inmate, Maryland State Police said Wednesday.
View ArticleInmate indicted in cellmate's death in western Md.
The Allegany County State's Attorney's Office said Thursday that a grand jury in Cumberland indicted 28-year-old Wesley Curtis for the slaying of 28-year-old Charles Richardson IV at the nearby North...
View ArticleWestern Md. Inmate Slain; Charges Pending
Authorities say an inmate at a state prison in western Maryland was found slain in his cell, and charges are pending against a fellow inmate.
View ArticleMd. inmate homicides highest since '01
Inmate-on-inmate homicides at Maryland state prisons spiked in 2012 to seven, the highest number in at least 11 years, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said Tuesday.
View ArticleMd. officials: 4 officers hurt in inmate attack
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.
View ArticleWestern Maryland prison on lockdown after assault on guards
A prison in Western Maryland is on lockdown after at least one recent assault by inmates on correctional officers, and union officials have planned a meeting with the secretary of the Department of...
View ArticleCharges of gang violence at MD prison
New charges of gang violence at a Maryland prison -- this time not in Baltimore City -- but in the Western part of the state.
View ArticleCorrections officers demand resignations
Correctional officers at the maximum security North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland will demand the resignations of several high level directors at the Department of Public Safety and...
View ArticleInmate stabs corrections officer at North Branch; officer in stable condition
An inmate stabbed a corrections officer Monday morning at North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland, Md., in the fourth attack on prison staff in five weeks.
View ArticleTrouble at North Branch
Our view: Spate of inmate-on-guard violence at the state's newest and most secure prison is just as worrisome as the corruption at the Baltimore jail The corruption scandal at the Baltimore City...
View ArticleGansler's ideas on recidivism good, timing not so
Timing is everything - in love, comedy, trapeze acts, pastry and politics. Of course, to be successful in any of those ventures, you need keen senses, a super-awareness of things, even prescience.
View ArticleLawmakers join call for answers on guard's stabbing
Legislators who help shape criminal justice policy in the state have joined union officials in demanding answers in the stabbing of a Western Maryland corrections officer, after it was revealed prison...
View ArticleUnder Maynard, prisons have crisis, fewer repeats
Any other week, the guilty pleas of Black Guerrilla Family Man Tavon White might have convinced Maryland's public safety secretary, Gary Maynard, that things were finally getting back to normal in his...
View ArticlePrison Under Fire Guards At North Branch Rally For Top Officials To Resign
Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.
View ArticleMd. Corrections Officer Speaks Out After Attack
A corrections officer in western Maryland says he received a blood transfusion and was treated for about 10 stab wounds after being attacked by an inmate.
View ArticleMan gets 30 more years for fellow inmate's death
Allegany County prosecutors say a North Branch Correctional Institution inmate has been sentenced to an additional 30 years in prison in the death of a fellow inmate.
View ArticleMaryland prison official retires amid union calls for his removal
A top state prison official has announced his retirement amid calls that he step down in light of a string of inmate-on-officer attacks this summer.
View ArticleFor Some Kids, Summer Camp Includes Seeing Dad In Prison
In the Father to Child Summer Camp Behind Bars program, kids can bond with their fathers while staying at a campground near prison.
View ArticleUnion committee to address Md. prison security
The Maryland state workers union says it has formed a committee to suggest security improvements at the maximum-security North Branch Correctional Institution.
View ArticleInmate convicted in death of cellmate
A man convicted of killing his cellmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....