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Prince George's corrections officer say short staffing is leading to forced overtime, security risks
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections has lost nearly a third of its workforce since the start of the pandemic, the News4 I-Team found. It’s a problem corrections officers say has compromised safety inside the jail and led to forced overtime, exhaustion and routine lockdowns at the facility.
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Prince George's corrections officers say staffing shortage raises safety concerns
The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections has lost nearly a third of its workforce since the start of the pandemic, the News4 I-Team found. It’s a problem corrections officers say has compromised safety inside the jail and led to forced overtime, exhaustion and routine lockdowns at the facility. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins spoke with concerned officers.
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Inmates Escape Jail and Go to IHOP
Two inmates in Newport News, Va., escaped from jail by using crude tools, but were apprehended while dining at a nearby IHOP.
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Family of Loudoun County Inmate Sues Jail, Claims He Was Tortured
An inmate’s family is suing the Loudoun County, Virginia, jail for $7 million after he says deputies strapped him in a chair and burned him with a scalding hot shower. Deputies at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center said on Feb. 4 they found toothpaste covering the window of Richard Piland’s cell and they needed to get him out of…
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Lawsuit Claims Loudoun County Inmate ‘Tortured' With Scalding Shower
An inmate’s family is suing the Loudoun County, Virginia, jail for $7 million after he says deputies strapped him in a chair and burned him with a scalding hot shower.
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4 Inmates Injured in Prince George's County Jail Fight
Six inmates at the Prince George’s County jail were involved in a fight on Monday, authorities say.
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Woman Left to Give Birth Alone on Maryland Dirty Jail Floor, Lawsuit Alleges
The woman says nurses ignored her screams for six hours while she delivered a baby in a solitary confinement cell.
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Inmate Charged With Murder of Alabama Jail Official Who Helped Him Escape
A prisoner who prompted a nationwide manhunt when he disappeared from an Alabama jail has been charged with killing the jail official authorities said helped him escape.