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Moore: Jessup Prison Closure Saves Millions

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Wes Moore announced plans Monday to close the Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup by June 30, 2026, citing decades of underinvestment that has left the medium-security facility in Anne Arundel County beyond repair. The move will save Maryland taxpayers $21 million each year in operational costs while allowing the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to redistribute 709 incarcerated individuals and 3…Jessup, Maryland · Jessup Read Article

Maryland Officials Announce Closure of Jessup Prison, Transfer of Inmates, Workers

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State officials said Monday they will close the 44-year-old Maryland Correctional Institution at Jessup, citing the prohibitive cost of renovating the Anne Arundel County facility. More than 700 inmates and hundreds of staff — the facility is budgeted for 308 positions — will be transferred to other facilities ahead of the planned June 2026 closure of MCI-Jessup. Closure of the facility is projected to save roughly $21 million in annual operatio…Government Shutdown · Jessup See the Story

Former teacher and pastor denied bond after charges of sexually abusing students

William Auburn Jones was arrested after police said he touched students inappropriately while working at Elvaton Christian Academy A pastor and former teacher in Anne Arundel County was ordered to be held without bond Monday after he was charged with sexually abusing students, according to court officials. William Auburn Jones, 58, was arrested Friday after police said he touched multiple students inappropriately while he was working at Elvaton CJessup, Maryland · Jessup Read Article

State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup - Southern Maryland News Net

July 27, 2025 (JESSUP, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate from the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. The inmate is identified as Brian Bell, 42. Bell was declared deceased by hospital personnel yesterday after being transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. A suspect, also an inmate, has been identified. He has not been charged at this time and is not being identified pending further inve…Jessup, Maryland · Jessup See the Story

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Moore: Jessup Prison Closure Saves Millions

Maryland Officials Announce Closure of Jessup Prison, Transfer of Inmates, Workers

Prisoner charged with stabbing 2 guards had earlier killed his cellmate

Verdict reached in trial for fatal Jessup prison stabbing

Defense claims Jessup prison homicide victim had raped, tormented suspect

Former teacher and pastor denied bond after charges of sexually abusing students

State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup - Southern Maryland News Net

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Moore: Jessup Prison Closure Saves Millions

Maryland Officials Announce Closure of Jessup Prison, Transfer of Inmates, Workers

Prisoner charged with stabbing 2 guards had earlier killed his cellmate

Verdict reached in trial for fatal Jessup prison stabbing

Defense claims Jessup prison homicide victim had raped, tormented suspect

Former teacher and pastor denied bond after charges of sexually abusing students

State Police Investigating Death of Inmate at Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup - Southern Maryland News Net