Correctional officers at Maryland state prisons are now equipped with body-worn cameras as the state works to improve safety and accountability inside its facilities.
According to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, officers at every Maryland state prison had been provided with body-worn cameras as of July.
The Somerset County Commissioners have formally approved a letter urging Maryland public safety officials to take immediate action over what county leaders describe as a “critical staffing shortage” at Eastern Correctional Institution.
SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. — A meeting held Thursday night at the Princess Anne Fire Hall drew community members and state leaders to discuss allega…
A man convicted in the killing of his cellmate at the Eastern Correctional Institution has been sentenced to life in prison.
A former Eastern Correctional Institution supervisor convicted of helping cover up a 2021 inmate assault has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison.
Maryland State Police are investigating an inmate death at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover.
Maryland State Police have launched an investigation into the death of an inmate at Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County over the weekend.
SALISBURY, Md. - The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union, representing state employees including thos…
A third correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution has pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice in relation to an attempt to cover up a fellow officer assaulting an inmate.
Authorities within the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have announced the arrest and deportation of a French national convicted of sexually abusing a Maryland minor.