Baltimore City Detention Center

Gov. Larry Hogan surprised Baltimore Thursday when he announced that he’ll be closing part of the city’s jail. The Men’s Detention Center, built in 1859,…

In early February, Governor Martin O’Malley unveiled a new strategy to combat contraband cell phones in prisons. It is a “managed access” system,…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and John Wagner of the Washington Post talk about what a state panel recommended for the corruption-plagued Baltimore City Detention…

State lawmakers toured Baltimore’s decrepit jail today and said its condition was even worse than they imagined.Since the corruption scandal erupted at…

A General Assembly commission kicked off today what promises to be a difficult review of policies and practices that lead to a corruption scandal at the…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and Karen Hosler talk about Attorney General Doug Gansler'sletter to Governor Martin O'Malley requesting an independent counsel to…

State Corrections Secretary Gary Maynard was on the defensive today as General Assembly leaders launched a formal investigation into policies that may…

Fraser Smith asks WYPR's Karen Hosler what the Baltimore City Detention Center's scandal means for Governor MArtin O'Malley's larger political ambitions.

Six weeks after federal indictments of 13 Baltimore jail guards exposed a widespread web of corruption legislative leaders are expected to appoint…

WYPR's Fraser Smith and John Wagner of the Washington Post talk about Governor O'Malley's response to the scandal at Baltimore City Detention Center,…