Roxbury Correctional Institution Explained

Prison Name:Roxbury Correctional Institution
Location:18701 Roxbury Road
Hagerstown, Maryland
Status:Operational
Classification:Level II Medium adult males
Capacity:Up to 1824
Opened:1983
Managed By:Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Warden:Carlos D. Bivens
Prisoners:Fluctuates

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

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Vernon Lee Clark281508 / 218759Serving a life sentence without parole.Was originally convicted of 3 murders before being found guilty of a 4th.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Malik Samartaney77821 / 00486109Serving 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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theodros. Abby. Incarcerated Veterans Honor Fallen Heroes. your4state.com. 4 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Calhoun. Caleb. Fallen baseball star Strawberry preaches redemption to inmates. Herald-Mail Media. 4 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Notarianni. Alicia. Program brings hope to inmates and animals at Roxbury Correctional Institution. Herald Mail. 4 August 2015.
  4. News: Williamson. Elizabeth. Md. Corrections Officer Shot by Prisoner Who Took His Gun Dies. Washington Post. 4 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced in Connection with Assault of an Inmate. justice.gov. 16 April 2014 . Justice Department. 4 August 2015.
  6. News: GUILTY IN HOWARD SLAYING . 2024-01-30 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  7. News: Mishra . Raja . 1999-11-08 . Years Later, a Prime Suspect . 2024-01-30 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  8. News: Mishra . Raja . 1999-08-07 . DNA LeadsTo Charges In Unsolved Homicides . 2024-01-30 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  9. Web site: 2015-04-09 . Howard County cold case closed after 30 years . 2024-01-30 . wusa9.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter . 2024-03-26 . The Detroit News . en-US.
  11. Web site: 1993-05-26 . Man in prison for son's death is sentenced for another killing PASADENA . 2024-03-26 . Baltimore Sun . en-US.
  12. Web site: Rivera . John . 1992-07-01 . Baltimorean guilty as accessory in 1991 Pasadena murder . 2024-03-26 . Baltimore Sun . en-US.
  13. Web site: Bykowicz . Julie . 2007-03-14 . Killer casts a shadow of violence . 2024-03-26 . Baltimore Sun . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2019-07-19 . Three decades after killing his son, Lawrence Banks is charged with murdering his daughter. We examined the cases in between. . 2024-03-26 . Baltimore Sun . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-03-04 . Baltimore man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter after lifetime of abuse . 2024-03-26 . KIRO 7 News Seattle . en.
  16. Web site: 2022-03-04 . Baltimore man gets 41 years for killing, dismembering daughter after lifetime of abuse . 2024-03-26 . WFTV . en.

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