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| Maryland officials study gangs in prison |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/04/2006 |
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HAGERSTOWN, MD - State corrections officials are studying the growing numbers of Spanish-speaking and other gangs in prison amid mounting violence against prison workers, an agency spokeswoman said yesterday. The study comes after Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. on Wednesday linked gangs to the July 25 fatal stabbing of corrections Officer David McGuinn at the maximum-security Maryland House of Correction in Jessup. Inmates Lamarr C. Harris and Lee E. Stephens have been charged with first-degree murder. "The theory of the case developing in the latest incident is there is increasing gang presence -- gangs who are increasingly violent, gangs who are more than willing to target tough correctional officers," Mr. Ehrlich, a Republican, told the Cumberland Times-News. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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