The director of corrections for Baltimore County briefed members of the county legislative delegation Friday on conditions for youth inmates held at the Towson jail a week after the public defender accused the county of violating federal youth detention laws.
The Baltimore County Department of Corrections is pushing back over findings of two investigations into living conditions of juveniles at the detention center.
A week after the Maryland Office of the Public Defender reported youth detainees at the Baltimore County jail were living in squalid conditions with limited access to health care and education, the Baltimore County Council is investigating the allegations.
Before Michael ever saw the inside of juvenile lockup, caseworkers recommended he be sent home. The 13-year-old came from a stable, two-parent home in Columbia. He watched over his three younger siblings, did chores around the house, and enjoyed playing in his youth football league.