Raymond Smoot

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Raymond Keith Smoot was allegedly beaten to death by several correctional officers at the Central Booking facility in Baltimore, Maryland in 2005 ^[1]. His death was the center of a controversy surrounding Central Booking and the system that ultimately resulted in the homicide conviction of one officer, and the firings of several more.

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On May 14, 2005, Smoot died after an apparent altercation with correctional officers at the Central Booking facility. His death, which was ruled a homicide, drew the attention of the FBI shortly after its occurrence ^[2].

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