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| 3 COs fired over death of inmate on bus |
| By Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 02/28/2005 |
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State prison officials fired three correctional officers last Wednesday and disciplined two others in response to the strangling death of a 20-year-old inmate on a prison bus in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 2. At a news conference at Division of Correction headquarters in Baltimore, Commissioner Frank C. Sizer Jr. also announced several changes in transportation procedures to prevent similar incidents. The disciplinary actions are meant to send a strong message, Sizer said: "I think what we're saying is that when we have employees that work for us, we expect certain performances from them. And when they don't comply or perform, there is a consequence." The actions came amid increased scrutiny of the prison system, which has seen a rash of violence leading to lockdowns at two prisons this month. Eastern Correctional Institution on the Eastern Shore was on lockdown last Wednesday -- meaning prisoners are confined to their cells and are denied visitors and other privileges -- as a result of weekend fights between gang factions that left two inmates seriously injured. The Maryland House of Correction Annex has been on lockdown since Feb., 7 after four stabbings on consecutive days and fatal stabbings in December and January by inmates using homemade weapons. While prison officials won't discuss details of what went wrong on the bus, Sizer announced a new policy that includes making the officer in charge of a bus crew responsible for "re-checking the restraints of every inmate as they board the bus/van to ensure they are properly applied." There also is a new requirement that interior lights be turned on when bus headlights are on. Improperly applied restraints and broken interior lights are believed to have been factors in the strangling death of Philip E. Parker Jr. |
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