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Commentary: ‘Lamentable’ policy of automatically trying some juveniles as adults must change, former judge says

Over the past decade, Maryland legislators have missed several opportunities to curb our state’s lamentable policy of treating children accused of crime as if they were adults.

Mary Ellen Barbera

Mar 183 min read

Maryland Should Do Better by Children Accused of Crimes

Under existing law, Maryland automatically prosecutes children in the adult system for a long list of crimes—with zero assessment before filing about whether they could be rehabilitated in the juvenile system.

Elizabeth Calvin

Mar 123 min read

Commentary: Keeping Kids Out of Adult Court

Updated February 20, 2025 Liz Ryan The Daily Record Maryland Maryland lawmakers are facing a lot of tough decisions this legislative...

Liz Ryan

Feb 203 min read

WMAR-2 News: For the 13th time, bill to end auto-charging dies in Annapolis

Posted: 2:26 PM, Mar 22, 2023 Updated: 2:37 PM, Mar 22, 2023 By: Amanda Engel WMAR-2 News Photo by: WMAR-2 News Despite being...

Amanda Engel

Mar 22, 20235 min read

Adnan Syed: Maryland prosecutions of children in adult court must end

Adnan Syed and Melissa Miller For The Baltimore Banner Published 3/10/2023 9:00 a.m. EST The racist and ineffective practice of...

Adnan Syed and Melissa Miller

Mar 10, 20233 min read

Baltimore Sun: Maryland’s juvenile cases should begin in juvenile court | GUEST COMMENTARY

By Logan Seacrest and Jillian Snider For The Baltimore Sun Published: Mar 06, 2023 at 8:50 am Under a bill in the Maryland General...

Logan Seacrest and Jillian Snider

Mar 6, 20233 min read