Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates

The Maryland General Assembly unanimously passed The Pava LaPere Act into law earlier this year. It prohibits automatic good time credits for people with first degree sex offense convictions.

Data from the Baltimore Police Department shows that roughly a quarter of juveniles arrested in the city are charged as adults.

City leaders held a news conference at Baltimore’s Police Headquarters Thursday, announcing the takedown of another drug organization operating in East Baltimore.

But, council members expressed concerns about incomplete data and wanted more breakdown as to whom and where citations were issued.

The sophomore councilman is ready for a promotion. He hopes voters elect him to Council President, the city’s second highest elected position.

Dixon’s main message is that she is going to get the city back on track, like how she says it was under her administration in the 2000s.

“The old way was broken” says Scott on crime and city services.

Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates joins Midday to discuss parental accountability, youth crime and juvenile justice.

Ivan Bates’ endorsement comes days after the attorney told the Sun that “philosophical differences” have emerged between him and current Mayor Brandon Scott, who is also running to keep his seat in the primary.

SB 1098, known as the Pava LaPere Act, would get rid of automatic diminution credits for offenders who commit first-degree sex offenses.