The supervisor had seen Bell hanging around looking lost in Baltimore one day. After speaking with him, he thought Bell sounded funny and was convinced he was using a fake accent. He put him in a car and brought him to the hospital. Marie said her supervisor childishly bragged about getting twenty-five dollars in cash for the patient delivery. Former Crownsville employees and even relatives of local law enforcement officers have repeatedly described how they received money in exchange for bringing people to the hospital. It’s part of what fueled the nightmares of Black Annapolitans, who used
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