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| Eight Md. officers suspended |
| By Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 03/28/2008 |
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MARYLAND - State prison officials said Thursday they have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that eight correctional officers assaulted several inmates at a maximum-security prison -- the second case of possible abuse to emerge at a Western Maryland prison this month. The officers from the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland have been placed on administrative leave and face possible termination, prison officials said Thursday. The Maryland State Police is leading a criminal probe into the case, prison authorities said. Mark Vernarelli, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, said he could not disclose how many inmates say they were abused by officers because that information was part of the investigation. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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