Western Correctional Institution News

The American Red Cross Blood Services - Greater Alleghenies Region congratulates the Western Correctional Institution and North Branch Correctional Institution for becoming the 2009 Prison Challenge champions.

Dreary skies and cold rain couldn't wash the smiles off the Day of Caring and Sharing volunteers' faces Friday morning.

The Allegany County Health Department found 22 licensed food service establishments with zero violations during the latest inspection period.

A Maryland state prison inmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for strangling his cellmate at the maximum-security Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland.

Fast action by observant correctional staff at North Branch Correctional Institution led to the discovery of a wide variety of contraband there, plus two cell phones at Western Correctional Institution next door.

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The Maryland Division of Correction is swearing in new wardens at two state prisons near Cumberland.

Inmates of the Western Correctional Institution completed improvements to the gymnasium floor at the Salvation Army facility in Cumberland recently.

The Black Guerrilla Family smuggled drugs, weapons, cell phones and champagne into Maryland prisons, and gang members continued to operate the drug ring from behind bars, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

State prison officials say a man serving a life sentence for the gruesome murder of a 15-year-old girl was killed during a fight in his cell at the Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland.

An unidentified inmate of the Western Correctional Institution died Thursday after suffering injuries that occurred during an alleged fight with his cellmate.

Inmates from Western Correctional Institution could help clear parts of the 17.2-mile Big Savage Hiking Trail within Savage River State Forest in Garrett County.

Maryland's prison agency says it is replacing the warden at the maximum-security North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland.

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: FREDERICK CHILD KILLER DIES IN JAIL A man convicted of murdering a 9-year-old Frederick boy more than eight years ago has died in ...

The Allegany County state's attorney says he is seeking the death penalty for a state prison inmate charged with murdering his cellmate at the Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland.

When the National Park Service needed a ballistic vest made on short notice for a 125-pound bomb-sniffing dog working the inauguration, a Maryland correctional officer stepped up.

A Maryland Division of Correction inmate will go on trial next month in connection with the strangulation death of his cellmate at the Western Correctional Institution in March.

A Charles County grand jury has issued the following indictments: Travis Allen Cooper, 18, of Waldorf was charged with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery, two counts of attempted ...

Baltimore's police commissioner Frederick Bealefeld says he is asking state police to take over a child pornography investigation that involves a relative.

The state has agreed to pay $500,000 to the family of an inmate who suffocated four years ago following an altercation with prison staff.