Eight Roxbury Correctional Institution inmate stabbings over July 4 revive staffing questions

By: Will Hammann, William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 1,294

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A July 4 weekend brawl at Roxbury Correctional Institution in which eight inmates were stabbed and hospitalized has renewed scrutiny of conditions at state prisons, with a lawmaker and labor leaders saying it points up short-staffing problems.

“They’re mandating folks to work 16-hour shifts over and over again,” said Linda He, a spokesperson for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Maryland Council 3, which represents Roxbury staff. “They’re losing the folks who …

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