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Women guarding men
Part of the reason the Baltimore City Detention Center corruption scandal has gotten so much attention is the salaciousness of the allegations. The inmate charged as the kingpin of the corruption ring is accused of impregnating no fewer than four...Tags: Government, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Gaming, Minority Groups
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After jail scandal, spotlight on growing role of women officers
The 19-year-old felt sick to her stomach when she stepped into the Baltimore prison once nicknamed "Supermax" for her first day of work as a corrections officer. The place was dark and dingy, and she had never been around so many men before. When...
Tags: Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities, Gang Activity, U.S. Supreme Court, Human Rights
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Republicans join call for investigator in jail scandal
The Baltimore SunSenate Republicans on Tuesday echoed Democratic Attorney General Doug Gansler's call for an independent investigator into alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The Republicans expanded their request beyond an outside probe into...Tags: Lawyers, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin O'Malley
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Gansler calls for independent probe of jail scandal
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler called Monday for an independent investigation into the scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center, saying the public needs to know which government employees allowed corruption to flourish. "Public...
Tags: Lawyers, Government, Gang Activity, Prosecution, Executive Branch
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City jail security chief failed lie-detector test, Maynard says
The head of security at the Baltimore jail failed a polygraph test administered after a federal indictment alleged widespread corruption on her watch, corrections secretary Gary D. Maynard told lawmakers at a hearing in Annapolis. Shavella Miles is...
Tags: Government, Rod J. Rosenstein, Michael E. Busch, Organized Crime, AFSCME
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Independent city jail audit shows widespread disorder
Outside auditors warned the state early this year that conditions at the Baltimore jail had deteriorated to the point that the complex had become dangerous, allowing some inmates access to chemicals in a janitorial closet while others scrawled graffiti on...
Tags: Unions, Government, Politics, Safety of Citizens, AFSCME
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BGF gang's reach extends well beyond Baltimore detention center
As Tyrone Brown sat in his jail cell at the Baltimore County Detention Center late last year, awaiting trial for the murder of a man in a Towson Town Center parking garage, he kept busy in part by smoking marijuana and memorizing contraband writings of...
Tags: Towson, Druid Hill, Government, Sway (music group), Murder
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As city jail remains off-limits to reporters, Baltimore County opens its doors
The Baltimore SunInside an aged housing unit at the Baltimore County Detention Center one recent afternoon, a group of medium-security inmates — old and young, black and white — mingled in a common area, chatting and eating lunch off thick plastic trays. A...Tags: Towson, Organized Crime, Gang Activity, Prosecution, Prisons
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News of the Weird: Maryland Adds a Tax on Rain
The Department of Agriculture reported recently that in four of America's largest cities — New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Denver — nearly one home out of 100 keeps chickens either for a fresh egg supply or as pets, giving rise to chicken...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Police Arrests, Stranger Than Fiction, Chicago Sun-Times
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Baltimore Detention Center security chief fighting dismissal
The former security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center is fighting her dismissal, her lawyer said Tuesday, arguing that she was used as a scapegoat in the wake of a federal corruption indictment that targeted corrections officers and inmates....Tags: Lawyers, Gang Activity, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures
Corrections officials are investigating whether an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been using a contraband cellphone to post photos and updates on Facebook and Instagram online accounts. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and...
Tags: Government, Murder, Organized Crime, AFSCME, Gang Activity
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