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Judge schedules prison-gang trial for June 2014
By washingtonpost.com - Ann E. Marimow
Published: 05/16/2013

Details began to emerge this week about how the case against 13 corrections officers and alleged members of a dangerous prison gang at a state-run detention facility will play out in a courtroom in Baltimore.

In a conference call Tuesday with prosecutors and attorneys for the two dozen defendants, including alleged Black Guerilla Family leader Tavon White, a federal judge scheduled a two-month trial for June 2014.

Over the next two months, prosecutors will share with defense attorneys the government’s evidence against their clients, including wiretapped phone calls and any video recordings, according to a summary of the conference filed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander.

The 13 corrections officers at the state-run Baltimore City Detention Center are accused of helping White run a drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation from behind bars. Prosecutors say White essentially took control of the pretrial facility. Four of the officers allegedly became pregnant with White’s children, and two had his name tattooed on their bodies.

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