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Roxbury Correctional Institution is a medium security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Prisoners

In 2014, twenty-five war veterans at Roxbury took part in the nationally recognized POW/MIA recognition day.[1]

In 2015, Darryl Strawberry gave a motivational speech to inmates at Roxbury.[2] Inmates at Roxbury take care of animals through a program that also benefits the inmates.[3]

Notable incidents

While a Roxbury guard, Jeffrey Wroten, was guarding an inmate at a local hospital, the inmate shot and killed Wroten.[4]

Two former guards were sentenced to prison in federal court for assaulting an inmate.[5]

Notable Inmates

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Vernon Lee Clark 281508 / 218759 Serving a life sentence without parole. Was originally convicted of 3 murders before being found guilty of a 4th.[6][7][8][9]
Malik Samartaney 77821 / 00486109 Serving a 41-year sentence.[10] Born Lawrence Banks, who was originally convicted of murdering his own son and another man, Micheal Chisholm, in the 1990s.[11][12][13] Was later convicted of murdering and dismembering his own daughter.[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ Theodros, Abby. "Incarcerated Veterans Honor Fallen Heroes". your4state.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Calhoun, Caleb. "Fallen baseball star Strawberry preaches redemption to inmates". Herald-Mail Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ Notarianni, Alicia. "Program brings hope to inmates and animals at Roxbury Correctional Institution". Herald Mail. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ Williamson, Elizabeth. "Md. Corrections Officer Shot by Prisoner Who Took His Gun Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced in Connection with Assault of an Inmate". justice.gov. Justice Department. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ^ "GUILTY IN HOWARD SLAYING". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  7. ^ Mishra, Raja (1999-11-08). "Years Later, a Prime Suspect". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  8. ^ Mishra, Raja (1999-08-07). "DNA LeadsTo Charges In Unsolved Homicides". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  9. ^ "Howard County cold case closed after 30 years". wusa9.com. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  10. ^ "Man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  11. ^ "Man in prison for son's death is sentenced for another killing PASADENA". Baltimore Sun. 1993-05-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  12. ^ Rivera, John (1992-07-01). "Baltimorean guilty as accessory in 1991 Pasadena murder". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  13. ^ Bykowicz, Julie (2007-03-14). "Killer casts a shadow of violence". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  14. ^ "Three decades after killing his son, Lawrence Banks is charged with murdering his daughter. We examined the cases in between". Baltimore Sun. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  15. ^ "Baltimore man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter after lifetime of abuse". KIRO 7 News Seattle. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  16. ^ "Baltimore man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter after lifetime of abuse". WFTV. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

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