Calling Maryland's juvenile justice system "broken," Baltimore State's Attorney Ivan Bates on Thursday urged lawmakers to overhaul the system, saying the current approach fails both both this ...

I started my legal career in the mid-1990s as a Baltimore public defender representing children in juvenile court. In the late 1990s I joined a civil rights law firm addressing juvenile justice ...

On Sept. 23, 2025, members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland prayed over the unkempt gravestone of a Black boy who died at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. From ...

Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates has continued his criticism of Maryland's juvenile justice system that began in recent weeks. In a post on X on Thursday, Bates implored officials for change ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — How old is "old enough" to face adult consequences for a crime? That question took center stage at the State House on Thursday as lawmakers debated House Bill 409, also known as the ...

Last week, Maryland State Sen. William Smith visited a government-owned property in Prince George's County that dates back to the 19th century. On that property lies an overgrown cemetery, once part ...