Youth

The report details rats, broken facilities and staff working mandatory overtime.

Maryland Youth Justice coalition raised broader concerns about the treatment of children in the state's legal system, following a recent HVAC failure.

The program can house up to 60 people a year.

State and city prevention initiatives seek to build connection.

Gov. Wed Moore: "We need to better understand and address what’s happening with our men and boys."

Some youth in Maryland spend more than a year in adult jails before seeing their day in court. Without a fix, the state may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding every year.

State lawmakers are considering a measure that would significantly reduce the number of youth the state charges in adult courts.

Governor Moore calls for spending reduction on 988 suicide prevention hotline and in-school behavioral services as a youth mental health crisis increases.

Efforts to repeal Maryland law automatically charging minors accused of certain crimes as adults have failed repeatedly for more than a decade.

Despite an increase in the number of youth supervised by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, a smaller number were involved in shootings, as either victims or suspects.