Another batch of bills was signed into law in Maryland Tuesday, with some aiming to reform the state's juvenile justice ...

The Juvenile Justice Reform Act, which prohibits charging children under the age of 13 as adults for certain nonviolent acts, applies to cases pending when the law took effect, the Maryland Supreme ...

Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday signed over 270 bills, including legislation that reduces the number of offenses for which minors can be tried as adults in court. The bill, known as the Youth Charging ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — A major change is coming to Maryland’s juvenile justice system — and it’s already fueling intense debate among lawmakers, prosecutors and community leaders concerned about ...

Editorial: Maryland is set to end the automatic charging of juveniles as adults for certain crimes. Is the juvenile justice ...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — New questions are emerging about the data driving a recommendation to overhaul Maryland’s juvenile justice system. This past week, a wave of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs blasted a ...

ANNAPOLIS. SOME FEEL THE CHANGES DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH. OTHERS FEEL THEY GO TOO FAR. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE AMENDMENT DIVERTS 10 TO 12 YEAR OLD FIRST TIME OFFENDERS FOR CAR THEFT OR GUN POSSESSION TO A ...

REHABILITATION AND HOLDING YOUNG PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. THE. BILL, AS AMENDED, IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE GOVERNOR AND STATE HOUSE LEADERS INTRODUCED IT IN LATE JANUARY. EVEN THE HARSHEST CRITICS ...

As legislators begin to gather in Annapolis, we encourage them to finally commit to meaningful juvenile justice reform as it relates to removing the automatic waiver of juveniles into the adult ...