Inside Baltimore’s jail through the years

Jul 30, 2015

Inside Baltimore’s jail through the years

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Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he will immediately shut down the decrepit Baltimore City Detention Center, moving inmates to nearby facilities. Look through archived Baltimore Sun photos of the city jail dating back to the 1920s.

: In 2002, detainees at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) get searched by members of the Special Security Unit which has been instituting new search technology in addition to tried and true search methods. (Jed Kirschbaum, The Baltimore Sun)

: In 2002, Officer Randy Latimer and Officer Cynthia McNeely search a cell, which houses two detainees in the jail’s N section. (Jed Kirschbaum, The Baltimore Sun)

: In 2000, a detainee on the Segregation Unit uses the cell bars as a bookshelf. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: In 2000, a detainee on the Segregation Unit waits in his cell. (Jed Kirschbaum/ Baltimore Sun)

: At the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) in 2002, “shivs” or homemade knives confiscated from detainees by members of the Special Security Unit. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun)

: In 2002 at the Baltimore City Detention Center, Sgt. John Hudgins (left) with his drug sniffing dog, Jett, and Officer Chase Craddock with his drug sniffing dog, Rusty, wait for a group of detainees to be brought to the hallway for a search. (Jed Kirschbaum, The Baltimore Sun)

: In 2000, juveniles return to their cells. Military style fatigues keep the detainees from developing a competition over designer clothes. (Jed Kirschbaum/ Baltimore Sun)

: Corrections officers Anthony Ramsey, Steven Hall, and Donald Anthony search a cell in the Baltimore City Detention Center in 1999. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: In 1999, the entrance gate to the Baltimore City Detention Center has “Never-Again” emblazoned on the inside, for those leaving the prison. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: In 1994, correctional officer Mallory Bland, silhouetted on the left, keeps an eye on Section B of the Baltimore City Detention Center as a wheelchair bound detainee watches a TV propped on a trash can. (Robert K. Hamilton/ Baltimore Sun)

: The Baltimore City jail under construction in 1996. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: A detainee puts his hands outside his cell in the Baltimore City Jail in 1991. (William Hotz/Baltimore Sun)

: In 1986, detainees make use of the library at the Baltimore City jail. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: A detainee’s leg is shackled to his bed in the city jail in 1976. (William Hotz/ Baltimore Sun)

: A corrections officer at the city jail locks a barred gate behind a detainee as he moves from one section of the crowded jail to another in 1976. (Irving H. Phillips/ Baltimore Sun)

: Because of overcrowding, offficals at the city jail in 1976 were forced to use recreation areas like this dayroom to house detainees. (William Hotz/Baltimore Sun)

: In 1975, a meeting of the “Inmate Council” is held at the Baltimore City Jail. (Ralph Robinson/Baltimore Sun)

: Corrections officers Fred Simms (left) and David Bankeit secure the jail’s visitors room in 1972. (Lloyd Pearson/ Baltimore Sun)

: A city jail detainee looks out through locked windows smashed during a riot in 1971. (George Cook/Baltimore Sun)

: The Baltimore city jail after riots in 1971. (William Mortimer/Baltimore Sun)

: The Baltimore city jail after riots in 1971. (William Mortimer/ Baltimore Sun)

: A detainee brings meals to individual cells in 1969. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: In 1968, a National Guardsman watches detainees in the city jail. (Weyman Swagger/Baltimore Sun)

: Corrections officers patrol the women’s portion of the Baltimore City jail in 1968. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: In 1963, women crowd the quarters at the City Jail. It held 208 women after the Northwood Theater demonstrators jammed the section past its theoretical capacity of 140. (William H. Mortimer/Baltimore Sun)

: Federal Court jurors enter the Baltimore City jail, scene of alleged mistreatment of detainees. Undated. (William H. Mortimer/Baltimore Sun)

: Detainees march through the jail yard for breakfast 1961. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: A rendering of the new Baltimore City jail is shown in 1961. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: A corrections officer tours a new portion of the Baltimore City jail in 1961. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: The Baltimore City jail in 1930. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: The Baltimore City jail in 1930. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

: Authorities investigate an escape at the Baltimore City jail in 1924. (Baltimore Sun File Photo)

ALSO SEE:
Timeline: Baltimore City Detention Center
Baltimore jail complex again faces lawsuit over health care
History of the Baltimore City jail troubles
The Black Guerrilla Family turned Baltimore’s jail into a ‘stronghold,’ investigators say

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