Maryland Juvenile Arrested for Violent Outbreak In School released from Maryland Juvenile Justice and several days later shoots two men in an attempted robbery.
BALTIMORE — A 14-year-old girl shot two men during a robbery attempt after she was laughed at because of her age, according to charging documents.
One of the men died a few days [...]
Continue reading about MD.Girl, 14, Shot Men Who Laughed At Her
Story by the daily record: www.mddailyrecord.com
ANNAPOLIS — More than a third of kids failed to complete a treatment program at a center for troubled youth that reopened last year after a resident died in 2007, Maryland’s juvenile justice watchdog group said Wednesday.
Since reopening in July 2009 under new management, three students have [...]
Continue reading about MD. More Problems At Juvenile Justice Treatment Programs
Kent Island High School Students in Fight
25th May 2010 | Posted in News
It started as a fight between two students in the KIHS cafeteria. it ended with two teachers and administrators at the AAMC emergency room. Both were taken there after breaking up a fight between 18-year-old Aaron [...]
Continue reading about MD. Kent Island High School Students In Fight
After bringing in a new administration to “fix” juvenile justice in Maryland, the new administration with a proven track record of not being able to fix juvenile justice in other states is now creating a “task force” to look at the Missouri model of juvenile justice.
Good thing Maryland apparently has an unlimited budget to pay for [...]
Continue reading about MD. Maryland taxpayers taken for a ride on juvenile justice
Maryland’s juvenile justice monitor on Monday outlined widespread problems at the state’s secure treatment center for troubled youths and said staff at the center’s oversight department “hampered” an investigation into a violent escape of 14 youths in May.
The Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit report noted that staff and youths at the facility feared for their [...]
What does NY and MD Juvenile Justice have in common?
Assault and injury rates to staff and youth at unprecedented highs after changing their restraint policies.
Riots where the youths, not the staff, control the facilities
Escapees
Releasing Juveniles into non-secure and community settings prematurely resulting in civilian casualties
NY: One juvenile transferred from a secure setting escaped from a [...]
Continue reading about MD: Suspect in 5 year old girl’s shooting was “monitored” by juvenile justice
Injuries in Md. Juvenile Justice Facilities Spike in 2008
In response to a restraint programming change in late 2007 newspapers are reporting that — Injuries in Maryland Juvenile Justice Facilities Spike in 2008. http://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/9036.shtml
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that based on an 88% increase in the number of injuries and a 20% [...]
Continue reading about MD Loses Control: 14 Juveniles Escape Maryland Juvenile Facility