January 30, 2018 ACY along with its partners from the ACLU, the Office of the Public Defender, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Community Law and Action, and others held a press conference in opposition of Governor Hogan’s proposed...
On February 13, 2018 the Baltimore Sun published this op-ed written by ACY Director of Juvenile (Youth) Justice Policy, Maurice Vann.
The consent decree, reached between Baltimore City and the U.S. Department of Justice requires a youth plan to include “an assessment of the city’s current efforts, including existing “diversion programs, community-based alternatives to incarceration, and treatment options for youth...
The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held hearings on a bill intended to allow prosecutors to charge more juvenile offenders as adults. This proposed legislation broadens the definition of the term “gang” and would cast a wider net entrapping...
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee held hearings on a bill intended to afford parents or guardians a certain affirmative defense to a certain charge relating to truancy. This legislation, if enacted, will allow parents to demonstrate as an affirmative...
The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held hearings on a bill intended to “shield” the records of juveniles charged as adults pending a determination by the courts of whether or not to transfer jurisdiction back to the juvenile court....
ACY along with its partners from the ACLU, the Office of the Public Defender, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Community Law and Action, and others held a press conference in opposition of Governor Hogan’s proposed crime package. The Governor’s...
58 youth offenders housed at the Charles Hickey School in Baltimore County went without showers and operable restroom facilities due to a water main break. ACY’s Director of Youth Justice Policy, Maurice Vann is quoted in this Baltimore Sun...