ECI Prisoner death investigation-

 

ECI staffing crisis?

 (WBOC)

Concerns about staffing shortages and working conditions at the Eastern Correctional Institute (ECI) were raised today (Tuesday) during a Somerset County Commissioners meeting, where former and current employees, along with local officials, urged the state to take immediate action.

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Alleged Staffing Crisis at Eastern Correctional Institute Sparks Calls for State Action | Latest News | wboc.com

Cover-up guilty plea from ECI officer-

(WMDT)

32-year-old Daric Evans pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to obstruct justice for covering up evidence that one of his fellow officers at the institution had unlawfully assaulted an inmate.

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ECI officer pleads guilty to covering up evidence in 2021 incident - 47abc (wmdt.com)

ECI officer charged

 

An Eastern Correctional Institution officer is being charged in federal court with allegedly destroying a video recording that showed another correctional officer assaulting an inmate.

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Md. correctional officer charged with destroying recording of inmate assault - Maryland Daily Record (thedailyrecord.com)

ECI incident reported

 (WMDT)

WESTOVER, Md. – 47 ABC has learned that five correctional officers suffered non-life threatening injuries when they were assaulted by inmates in a housing unit at Eastern Correctional Institution Wednesday evening.

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Multiple correctional officers injured in assault at ECI - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Footnote:

A spokesman for the union representing the correctional officers did not agree that there wasn't a staffing issue as stated in the news story.