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Little access to treatment for Maryland youth charged as adults

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published March 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM EDT
A corrections officer stands near a gate at the now-demolished Baltimore City Detention Center. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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A corrections officer stands near a gate at the now-demolished Baltimore City Detention Center. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Each year in Maryland, hundreds of young teens accused of breaking the law are charged as adults. Judges could send their cases to juvenile court, but one third of the time they don’t. WYPR’s Rachel Baye has investigated how judges decide … and the dire results for many kids.

Read the investigation by WYPR and APM Reports: Judges use ‘arbitrary,’ ‘horrendous’ reasons to keep teens in adult court

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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