ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The head of Maryland's corrections department says more than 253 department employees have been arrested since January 2013, and more than 200 of them are still employed.
Stephen Moyer told state officials Wednesday the department lacks administrative measures needed to prevent people with some "pretty outrageous" charges from working in the department, which has about 11,000 employees.
Moyer urged the Board of Public Works to eliminate 63 human resources jobs in the department and reorganize the division to make it more centralized. The board ended up deferring the request to study ways to accommodate employees slated to lose their jobs who do not face charges.
None of the human resources employees has been arrested.
Gov. Larry Hogan, a board member, says reforms are needed due to the rampant corruption at the now-closed Baltimore City Detention Center.