Department of Juvenile Services

House approved changes with near unanimous but reluctant support from Democrats.

Bill unveiled Wednesday in Annapolis makes many changes, but a long road to approval awaits.

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.

The department refers two-thirds of city youth auto-theft arrests to the state’s attorney and 97% of youth carjackings.

The teen, now 16, shot Timothy Reynolds in July 2022 after Reynolds approached him and other squeegee workers wielding a baseball bat.

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.

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.

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…

Maryland is acquiring 250,000 rapid COVID-19 tests, which will be put to immediate use, Gov. Larry Hogan said during a press conference Thursday. The…

The Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak among both staff and the youth incarcerated there. As of Thursday, at…