Incarcerated individuals were transferred from a Maryland correctional facility in Baltimore Thursday after concerns were raised about the structure of the building, according to the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS).

The Maryland Reception, Diagnostic, and Classification Center, or MRDCC, opened in 1981. The facility holds 393 pre-trial detainees and has 260 staff positions, DPSCS said.

The emergency transfer took place after DPSCS was notified about the building concerns from an independent engineering consultant. The department said the decision to move from the building was "in the interest of the safety and well-being of the facility's staff and incarcerated individuals."

Following the transfer, the future of the facility will be assessed.

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