The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS) says it is fixing a heating system issue in the Youth Detention Center in Baltimore City.

The state submitted an emergency declaration to make the system repairs as quickly as possible in one of the male housing units.

"We can say with certainty, though, that current indoor temperatures are not dangerous and at no point have any youths in our custody experienced medical issues related to the colder temperatures," MDPSCS said in a statement.

Additional blankets and warm clothes were provided to those in the state's custody, and portable electric heaters were placed in the impacted units.

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender says it is "raising alarms" because of this issue, which it says is leaving more th

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