Maryland governor orders Baltimore's scandal-plagued jail shut
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Baltimore's scandal-plagued jail will be shut down immediately, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said on Thursday, calling the pre-Civil War site and its gang-related corruption "a disgrace."
Hogan said leaking roofs, flooding, inhumane conditions and a dangerous environment for guards and inmates meant the men's section of the Baltimore City Detention Center had to be closed.
"Frankly, the Baltimore City Detention Center is a disgrace and its conditions are horrendous," Hogan, a Republican, told a news conference at the jail.
The 750 male prisoners will be transferred to other sites in the city and in nearby jurisdictions, said Hogan, who was joined by state Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Stephen Moyer.
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