Commissioners Recommend New Jail After BCDC Scandal

BALTIMORE — Cell phone scramblers, improved officer screenings and a new $553 million jail are several ways Maryland officials hope to improve the scandal-mired Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC). The facility has been in the spotlight since April 2013, when more than a dozen correctional officers and multiple inmates were indicted on charges ranging from money laundering to drug trafficking.

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Lafayette County to Replace 124-Year-Old Jail

PITTSBURGH — Lafayette County commissioners recently approved a $31 million jail facility in Pittsburgh. The 480-bed structure will replace the current 124-year-old Uniontown Jail, address overcrowding issues and bring the county to full correctional facility standards compliance.

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