Brockbridge Correctional Facility
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Location | 7930 Brock Bridge Road Jessup, Maryland |
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Status | Closed |
Security class | Minimum Security |
Opened | 1966 |
Managed by | Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services |
Warden | Michele Jones |
Brockbridge Correctional Facility was a minimum security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland. The facility closed in 2019.
Prisoners
Prisoners at Brockbridge have done beach cleanup after storms hit Maryland.[1] In 2011, Brockbridge had a comedy night for the facility's talent night.[2] Ministers from St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, Maryland visit Brockbridge.[3][4]
Security
In 2009, Brockbridge began using the BOSS, or Body Orifice Security Scanner, chair to find contraband.[5]
Notable incidents
In 2010, a fight broke out that injured several inmates.[6] In 2012, a Brockbridge Officer was accused of living a double life.[7] In 2007, an inmate was assaulted by an officer at Brockbridge.[8]
Notable inmates
- Princeton Simmons, brother of Todd Gurley[9]
References
- ^ Handel, Sarah. "Prison Work, Way Beyond License Plates And Rocks". NPR. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Appleton, Andrea. "A comedy workshop prepares inmates for standup at the Brockbridge Correctional Facility's "talent night"". City Paper. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Prison Ministry". Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Volunteers Live Gospel Message" (PDF). vincentbaltimore.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Morse, Dan. "Maryland using body scanner to find contraband in prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Capps, Kriston (21 August 2010). "Prison Fight Breaks Out in Jessup". NBC Washington. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ McCabe, Scott. "Maryland corrections officer accused of leading double life". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Board Approves $40K Settlement For Beaten Inmate". CBS Baltimore. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (11 September 2014). "Todd Gurley: UGA's reluctant star". ESPN. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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- Baltimore City Correctional Center
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- Baltimore Pre-Release Unit
- Brockbridge Correctional Facility
- Eastern Correctional Institution
- Eastern Pre-Release Unit
- Maryland Correctional Institution - Hagerstown
- Jessup Correctional Institution
- Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup
- Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
- Maryland Correctional Training Center
- Metropolitan Transition Center
- North Branch Correctional Institution
- Patuxent Institution
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- Roxbury Correctional Institution
- Southern Maryland Pre-Release Unit
- Western Correctional Institution
- Herman L. Toulson Correctional Facility
- Jessup Pre-Release Unit
- Maryland House of Correction
- Chesapeake Detention Facility (contracted to federal govt)