Rachel Baye
Senior Reporter/EditorRachel Baye is a senior reporter and editor in WYPR's newsroom.
She came to WYPR in 2015 from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization in Washington, D.C., where she covered the influence of money on state politics across the country. Rachel previously covered Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs for The Washington Examiner. In 2014, she dug into political contributions to Washington, D.C. politicians by city contractors as part of a project by WAMU and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop, and she contributed research to the book longtime ABC anchor Ted Koppel published in October 2015. Her work has also appeared in several national and regional print and digital outlets.
Rachel has a master's degree in journalism from American University and a bachelor's from the University of Pennsylvania. While in school, she interned at Philadelphia’s public radio station, WHYY, on the live talk show Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, and with CNN’s investigative team. @RachelBaye
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A new report by the state Department of Juvenile Services highlighted stark racial disparities in how the justice system treats youth. -
Maryland law does not require Catholic Relief Services to extend health benefits to an employee’s same-sex spouse, the Supreme Court of Maryland ruled Monday.
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The 17-year-old has been charged with five gun-related misdemeanors.
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Advocates estimate that about 100 children a year get stuck in Maryland hospitals for weeks or months on end.
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More than 6% of Maryland’s prison population is serving time for crimes committed as children, according to a new report.
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Cardin’s announcement Monday is likely to lead to a competitive Democratic primary contest next year.
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Maryland public defenders say youth face horrible conditions at the Baltimore County jail. A reporter visits the jail to investigate.
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Baltimore County leaders say they are investigating conditions and practices at the county jail after the Maryland Office of the Public Defender decried the jail’s treatment of juveniles in a letter last week.
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Children charged as adults and held at the Baltimore County jail are held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day with limited access to showers, medical care or laundry, according to the Office of the Public Defender.
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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.
