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Prisoner’s Homicide at Maryland Jail Not Prosecuted
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2010
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2010, page 22
Ronnie White’s death by strangulation will go unpunished. On June 2, 2009, almost a year after White died amid a flurry of controversy at the Prince George’s County Correctional Center in Maryland, state’s attorney Glenn F. Ivey announced there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with his death.
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Excessive Force.
Location:
Maryland.
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