Two bills could change what juvenile justice proceedings look like in the future.
At a heated meeting Thursday, the Juvenile Justice Reform Council voted to recommend that the legislature abolish the practice of automatically charging minors in…
By Ryan McFadden Over the last 10 years, Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services has seen a decline in admissions into its seven detention facilities…
AFSCME Council 3 representatives sounded alarm bells Thursday as they reported a COVID-19 outbreak at the Department of Juvenile Services’ Backbone Youth Center in…
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announced Tuesday that it has received over $100,000 in grant funding to connect at-risk kids and young adults…
The state’s Juvenile Justice Reform Council voted Thursday to add the jurisdiction of the courts to its list of top priorities to focus on…
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announced Friday that it will be closing two of its state-run youth detention facilities at the end of…
Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender is calling on the state to test all children in custody of the Department of Juvenile Services for…
As confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to compound, the state government is taking steps to track the virus’ spread. Earlier this week, Gov. Lawrence J….
Do inmates in Maryland prisons have access to the hand sanitizer they’ve been making at their work training program? Does the department overseeing the…