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Kids injured by state have until they turn 21 to sue, MD appellate court rules
People injured by the state when they were children have until their 21st birthdays to sue, the Maryland Appellate Court ruled.
MD Senate passes juvenile charging reform bill
After years of stumbles, the Maryland Senate passed legislation to reduce the instance of minors being charged in adult criminal court.
‘I wish I could give them all a hug’: MD Senate considers probe into Black boys’ deaths
Some Maryland officials said they support a bill to launch a probe into the deaths of hundreds of Black boys at a once segregated reform school in Cheltenham.
Grant fuels push to investigate MD’s reform school for Black boys
Maryland awarded $200,000 to survey and restore the cemetery of Black boys who died at Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, advancing investigations.
MD Senate considers altering automatic jurisdiction for charged minors
Maryland Senate Bill 323 would have most children facing criminal charges enter the criminal justice system through the juvenile courts.
MD lawmakers seek probe into Black boys buried in abandoned graveyard
Black Maryland state lawmakers want to investigate the deaths of hundreds of Black children at a segregated juvenile detention facility.
As General Assembly manages $1.4B budget deficit, abuse cases against DJS loom
A Department of Juvenile Services settlement likely won’t be the General Assembly’s top focus during the 2026 legislative session.
BPW bans contracting with four men over fraud, bribery convictions
Maryland debarred four individuals and one business after bribery and procurement fraud cases involving COVID contracts and PPE purchases.
MD commission recommends ending automatic charging of kids as adults
Maryland’s juvenile justice commission recommended ending the state’s practice of automatically charging children as adults in certain cases.
Child Victims Act cases resume in Baltimore court after five-month pause
After a nearly five-month pause, child sexual abuse cases brought under the Child Victims Act resumed Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Nonprofit secures $5.6M to expand mentoring programs across MD
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area announced it has received a $5.6 million grant to expand mentoring programs.
Carroll County Republican joins Moore’s Cabinet as veterans affairs secretary
A retired Army colonel and former Fort Meade commander will join Gov. Wes Moore’s Cabinet as the state’s next veterans affairs secretary.
