Feb 9
Maryland Prison Deaths Spike to Alarming Levels, Raising Questions About Oversight and Accountability
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s state prison system recorded 68 inmate deaths in calendar year 2025, a sharp and deeply troubling increase that has drawn renewed scrutiny of conditions inside facilities run by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The data, reported under the federal Death in Custody Reporting Act and cited by the Baltimore Sun, represents nearly…