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Despite significant progress in the US juvenile justice system, some states are regressing towards harsher practices due to ...
The Department of Juvenile Services said it has enlisted a new inspector general to increase agency oversight and will ...
Three top officials were fired after the report detailed allegations of contraband drugs, staffing shortages and other problems in juvenile detention facilities.
Maryland officials are seeking funding to protect and memorialize a site where over 100 unmarked graves of Black children were discovered.
Maryland's Secretary of Transportation Paul Wiedefeld is stepping down, and Deputy Secretary Samantha Biddle will serve as ...
Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough stopped by WBAL Radio on Tuesday to discuss juvenile crime, a new drone ...
The previous DJS Secretary, Vincent Schiraldi, was ousted by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in June as Moore’s “patience was running low” with Schiraldi. Have a news tip?
Vincent Schiraldi has been the director of juvenile justice services for Maryland and Washington, D.C. Both left their government roles this year.
At least 100 mostly unmarked graves, some dating to the 19th century, have existed outside the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center without recognition.
Former Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott stepped down in February, and Vincent Schiraldi, the former head of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, left his ...