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Little access to treatment for Maryland youth charged as adults

Published: March 20, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

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\u2019t. WYPR\u2019s Rachel Baye has investigated how judges decide \u2026 and the dire results for many kids.

Read the investigation by WYPR and APM Reports: Judges use \u2018arbitrary,\u2019 \u2018horrendous\u2019 reasons to keep teens in adult court

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