NEWS

Maryland Jail for Youth Has Been Without Heat for Weeks, Advocates Say

By Katie Mettler for the Washington Post. Updated December 9, 2025.

Stop Vilifying Kids: Maryland's Juvenile Justice Debate Needs Facts, Not Fear

Guest Commentary by Gladys Carrion & David Muhammad for Maryland Matters. Published July 14, 2025.

Maryland Fails to Protect Young Inmates in Adult Jails

By Rachel Baye for Morning Edition via NPR. Published June 5, 2025.

Maryland Should Do Better by Children Accused of Crimes

Guest Commentary by Elizabeth Calvin for Human Rights Watch. Published March 12, 2025.

1990s-Style Tough-on-Crime Approach Wrong for Juvenile Justice

Guest Commentary by Susan Vivian Mangold for the Baltimore Banner. Published May 31, 2024.

Despite Calls to Veto, Gov. Wes Moore to Sign Hotly Debated Juvenile Justice Bill

By Hannah Gaskill for the Baltimore Sun. Published and updated May 15, 2024.

How Can MD Improve the Approach to Juvenile Justice?

By Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, & Sam Bermas-Dawes for Midday via WYPR. Published January 29, 2023.

For the 13th Time, Bill to End Auto-Charging Dies in Annapolis

By Amanda Engel for WMAR-2 News. Published and updated March 22, 2023.

Advocates Speak Out Against "Inhumane Conditions" at Maryland Youth Detention Facility in Baltimore

By JT Moodee Lockman & Dennis Valera for CBS Baltimore. Updated December 8, 2025.

Facing Pressure, Maryland's Juvenile Services Agency Gets Leader with Deep Roots, High Stakes

By Brenda Wintrode for the Baltimore Banner. Published June 25, 2025.

Bill Ferguson Should Allow Vote on Bill Prohibiting Automatically Charging Youths as Adults

Guest Letter by Elianna Cooper & Matan Zeimer for the Baltimore Banner. Published March 30, 2025.

Keeping Kids Out of Adult Court

Guest Commentary by Liz Ryan for the Daily Record Maryland. Published February 20, 2025.

With Juvenile Justice Bill Signed, Maryland Senate Committee Leader Wants Fewer Teens Charged as Adults

By Rachel Baye for WYPR 88.1FM. Published May 17, 2024.

Gov. Moore, Veto Maryland's Juvenile Justice Reform Bill

Guest Commentary by Alex R. Piquero & Heather Warnken for the Baltimore Sun. Published and updated April 9, 2024.

'Don't Break the Child': Group Pushes Back on Changes to Juvenile Justice Laws

By David Collins for WBAL TV 11. Published and updated January 16, 2024.

Maryland Prosecutions of Children in Adult Court Must End

Guest Commentary by Adnan Syed & Melissa Miller for the Baltimore Banner. Published March 9, 2023. Updated March 10, 2023.

New Leader Makes Changes at Juvenile Services Following Oversight Report

By Brenda Wintrode for the Baltimore Banner. Published August 1, 2025.

Justice for Maryland's Youth Still Has a Ways to Go

Guest Commentary by Alvin Lee for the Baltimore Sun. Published June 23, 2025.

'Lamentable' Policy of Automatically Trying Some Juveniles as Adults Must Change, Former Judge Says

Guest Commentary by Mary Ellen Barbera for Maryland Matters. Published February 25, 2025.

We Could Do a Lot More to Keep Young People Away from the Justice System

Guest Commentary by Robin Campbell for the Baltimore Sun. Published August 23, 2024. Updated August 25, 2024.

Maryland's Step Backwards in Criminal Justice for Kids

Guest Commentary by Dr. Anna Rubin for the Baltimore Sun. Published May 15, 2024.

Lawmakers Approve Juvenile Justice Changes, Add More Charges for Kids Under 13

By Brenda Wintrode for the Baltimore Banner. Published April 8, 2024.

How to Address Juvenile Justice Issues? Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson Says There's a Need for Cohesion, Responsibility

By Hannah Gaskill for the Baltimore Sun. Published and updated December 17, 2023.

Maryland's Juvenile Cases Should Begin in Juvenile Court

Guest Commentary by Logan Seacrest & Jillian Snider for the Baltimore Sun. Published March 6, 2023. Updated October 31, 2023.