In the past five years, since corrections officer David McGuinn was stabbed to death at the hulking House of Correction in Jessup, there have been major changes in Maryland's corrections system — new prisons built, new programs added and tighter controls to rein in gangs and contraband. The House of Correction itself, once notorious for violence and corruption, has been closed and is set to be torn down.
Yet one thing hasn't changed: The two prisoners accused of killing McGuinn still haven't come to trial.
Monday marks the five-year anniversary of the slaying of McGuinn, a by-the-book officer and father of three. Many of those familiar with the case have been frustrated by the delays in prosecuting the men accused of killing him, and former colleagues wonder why no one has yet been held accountable.
"Shame on the system. It's a blight on the criminal justice system that neither of them have gone to trial yet," said Patrick Moran, director of AFSCME Maryland, a collective bargaining unit for correctional officers. "I understand that people have their rights, but it's unacceptable."
For McGuinn's family and correctional officers, the case ought to be put to rest, he said.
Don't you just love our legal system this country. Thank you lawyers for screwing up the United States of America.
ReplyDeleteWhen it hits the fan , and it will , I feel sorry for the lawyers and judges.