Juvenile Justice

October first marked a milestone for Akai Alston. It was the first time the 25-year-old had been home for a whole year since he was 14. The rest of the…

The agency in charge of Maryland’s juvenile justice system dodged the state’s competitive bidding process by artificially dividing contracts into smaller…

Sitting handcuffed and shackled for a long car ride can be traumatic for a child. Deborah St. Jean, the director of the state public defender’s Juvenile…

A state panel voted Thursday to restrict when and how the Department of Juvenile Services shackles children in its custody while transporting them to and…

A state legislative committee voted Thursday in favor of changes to how and when the Department of Juvenile Services strip searches children and…

A legislative committee is expected to vote Thursday to limit shackling and strip searching children. The proposals will likely lead to new Department of…