Harford County Detention Center Warden Elwood DeHaven will retire this month after nearly five years in the position, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said Nov. 16, and no new warden will be named. Sheriff Jesse Bane cited the current state of the economy and long-term restructuring plans in his decision not to appointment a replacement. […]
HAZ-MAT Incident at Harford County Detention Center; Employee Exposed to Probable Narcotic While Sorting Inmate Mail
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: At approximately 5:30 pm on Thursday, October 13, 2011, members from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and the Harford County Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to the Harford County Detention Center located at 1030 Rock Spring Road in Bel Air, MD for the report […]
Harford County Detention Center Inmates with Histories of Trauma to Receive Specialized Support Services; Intensive Care Aims to Reduce Recidivism
From the Office on Mental Health/Core Service Agency of Harford County: Service delivery by Alliance, Inc. designed to reduce recidivism Harford County Detention Center inmates who have a history of sexual or physical abuse, mental illness and/or substance abuse will now have access to licensed mental health professionals and a forensic case manager in the […]
Prisoner Re-Entry Mediation Recognized; Service Helps Inmates Plan for Life Outside Jail
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig, Sheriff Jesse Bane, Elizabeth S. Hendrix, Director, Harford County Department of Community Services, and Warden Ellwood DeHaven, Harford County Detention Center, recently gathered to recognize the importance of prisoner re-entry mediation, a service provided to help inmates plan for their future prior to release. Prisoner […]
UPDATED: Edgewood Murder Suspect Attacked after Arrival at Detention Center
The alleged killer of an Edgewood teen was attacked by several inmates shortly after his arrival at the Harford County Detention Center’s maximum security wing on Sunday, authorities said. Michael S. Jones Jr., 18, of Edgewood, was attacked by several prisoners Sunday afternoon in the day room of the maximum security unit. He was arrested […]
Simpson: “Each Person Is Precious” Even Homeless Man Killed At Detention Center
The following letter was sent to County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Del. B. Dan Riley and the Edgewood Community Council, along with The Dagger. It refers to a homeless man who died at the Harford County Detention Center in June after being subdued with a TASER. By Omar Simpson, Esq. The Edgewood […]
Simpson: Answers Needed In TASER Death Of Homeless Man At Detention Center
The following letter was sent to Harford County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Sheriff Jesse Bane, Dels. Dan Riley, Susan McComas and Mary-Dulany James, and members of the Edgewood Community Council. A copy was provided to The Dagger. How, I ask you, does a homeless man, convicted of no crime, and charged only […]
Prisoner Dies At Detention Center After Being TASERed
(Bel Air, MD – June 13, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of Dwight Jerome Madison, 48, who has no fixed address. On June 11, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. deputies responded to the 900 block of Hillswood Road, Bel Air for a reported suspicious person who was later identified as Dwight […]