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Second Prison Official Out After Assault On GuardA second prison manager is departing the maximum-security North Branch Correctional Institution after an inmate stabbed a correctional officer there earlier this month and the Maryland public safety department on Monday proposed tighter security measures at the lockup.

Prison Under Fire: Guards At North Branch Rally For Top Officials To ResignMaryland's prison system--out of control. Correctional officers call for action after security leaders fail to warn them about a planned inmate attack.

More Trouble Behind Bars: 12 Prison Guards Assaulted In CumberlandMore criticism aimed at the state's prison system. Twelve officers at the maximum security facility in Cumberland have been assaulted since June.