The Board of Public Works reluctantly approved a request by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide $40,000 in settlement to inmate Michael Smith, who was brutally assaulted multiple times while in state custody.
Day: May 1, 2013
State Roundup, May 1, 2013
House Republicans oust Del. O’Donnell as minority leader, vote in Del. Kipke; Gov. O’Malley addresses city jail scandal, calls indictments “a positive achievement,” continues to back Secretary Maynard; meanwhile, corrections officers’ union cites understaffing as a major problem; the O’Malley administration settles class action lawsuit over medical care backlog; Montgomery resident takes up petition fight to repeal state gun control bill; and Del. George to seek GOP nod for governor.
Correctional officers respond to Baltimore City prison scandal
The union that represents Maryland correctional officers responded Tuesday to the scandal that led to the federal indictment of 13 Baltimore City Detention Center correctional officers for helping a national gang run a criminal enterprise within the walls of the prison. The officers complained of lack of staffing and systemic weaknesses.
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