Maryland Department of Juvenile Services

Maryland public defenders say youth face horrible conditions at the Baltimore County jail. A reporter visits the jail to investigate.

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.

How can Baltimore interrupt the cycles of violent crime that sweep through its neighborhoods? Roca, an evidence-based intervention program, targets traumatized young men who have given up hope. And Rocca keeps showing up for them -- for years.