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ABOUT

OUR HISTORY

The Maryland Youth Justice Coalition was formed in 2017. Since then our grassroots coalition has succeeded in passing several meaningful reforms. From passing the Child Interrogation Protection Act (2021) and the Juvenile Justice Restoration Act (2022), to our most recent passage of the Youth Charging Reform Act (2026), the coalition is focused on results that continue to promote public safety by expanding protection to thousands of kids at risk of disproportionate harm.

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WHO WE ARE

  • Advance Maryland

  • Baltimore Algebra Project

  • Baltimore Legal Action Team (BALT)

  • Baltimore Jewish Council

  • Baltimore Youth Arts

  • BRIDGE Maryland, Inc.

  • Center for Criminal Justice Reform, University of Baltimore School of Law

  • The Choice Program at UMBC

  • Disability Rights Maryland

  • Gibson Banks Center

  • Human Rights for Kids

  • Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington

  • Jews United for Justice 

  • League of Women Voters

  • Maryland Catholic Conference

  • Maryland Center on Economic Policy

  • Maryland Defenders Union

  • Maryland Association of Youth Service Bureaus

  • Mental Health Association of Maryland

  • National Council of Jewish Women, Maryland State Policy Advocacy Network

  • No Boundaries Coalition

  • Out for Justice

  • R Street Institute

  • The Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at UMD, Baltimore

  • The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts

  • The Sentencing Project

  • Young People for Progress

  • Youth As Resources (YAR)

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