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Changes to Maryland’s juvenile justice system are waiting for the governor’s signature.
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We’ll go On the Record with WYPR reporter Rachel Baye, who devoted a year to investigating why Maryland charges more juveniles as adults than almost any other state … and how the adult court system doesn’t give kids access to treatment they need.
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House approved changes with near unanimous but reluctant support from Democrats.
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Bill unveiled Wednesday in Annapolis makes many changes, but a long road to approval awaits.
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We’ll go On the Record with the Maryland Secretary of Juvenile Services. Reported youth crimes have dropped over the past decade, but a recent rise-- especially handgun violations--raises alarm.
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The department refers two-thirds of city youth auto-theft arrests to the state’s attorney and 97% of youth carjackings.
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The teen, now 16, shot Timothy Reynolds in July 2022 after Reynolds approached him and other squeegee workers wielding a baseball bat.
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Maryland has 33 crimes that automatically land children in adult courts. After 13 years of failed attempts, a group of advocates and state lawmakers hope to change that.
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We’ll go On the Record to learn about the intensive relationship-building of Roca, an evidence-based violence intervention program that focuses on young men in Baltimore, and how Roca’s partnership with the Department of Juvenile Services is stirring even wider impact.
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Thousands of state employees got a pay cut this week, when the state eliminated an emergency pay bump for some of the workers performing jobs classified…