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Strike Staged Maryland Prison Woes Continue
At the Maryland House of Correction in Jessup officials combed for ringleaders after prisoners tossed weapons from cells during unrest. Commissioner Vernon L Pepersack said about 36 troublemakers remain to be weeded out as guards and state police conduct cell-by-cell searches and restore order after fires and a sit-down strike idled hundreds.
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Maryland House of Correction
Jessup
Vernon L. Pepersack
State Commissioner of Correction
Pepersack