White Prison Guard Gang Racially Abused Black Coworkers, Lawsuit Says

A lawsuit filed against a Maryland correctional facility has been transferred to federal court after the case was determined to include alleged hate crimes towards correctional officers of color and those who may have immigrated to the United States.

The complaint against the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) was initially filed in the Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 21, the plaintiffs’ attorney, Thomas Eiler, told The Daily Beast Friday.

However, the case was removed “because of the numerous federal causes of action included in the Complaint,” Eiler wrote in an email.

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