Western Correctional Institution
Location |
13800 McMullen Hwy SW Cumberland, Maryland |
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Status | Maximum |
Capacity | 1793 |
Opened | 1996 |
Managed by | Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services |
The Western Correctional Institution is a maximum security state prison for men located in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It opened in 1996[1] and has an official capacity of 1793.[2]
Western Correctional Institution is close to two other correctional facilities: the high-tech "hyper max" North Branch Correctional Institution first opened as an extension of Western which, later was officially separated in 2003, and the Allegany County Detention Center. A third prison, the Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland, is located in the same county.
Notable inmate
- Hadden Clark, serial killer
- James Allen Kulbicki, Baltimore City police sergeant found guilty of murdering his mistress and made famous in the 1996 TV movie "Double Jeopardy".[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Western Correctional Institution". Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES". Mayland Manual Online. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/inmate/search.do?searchType=detail&id=80820
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116129
Coordinates: 39°36′20″N 78°49′02″W / 39.605455°N 78.817209°W
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