Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a juvenile justice reform bill Thursday that makes younger juveniles subject to state oversight in criminal cases, a move supporters said will combine accountability and rehabilitation to the benefit of children.
Delegate Fair provides a wrap up of the just-completed session.
Delegate Kris Fair (Photo from Md. General Assembly)
Frederick, Md (KM) The recently completed 2024 Maryland General Assembly was all about getting back to basics, according to Frederick County Delegate Kris Fair. "We focused on w
Maryland lawmakers scrambled to extend a program that paid for private electronic monitoring of criminal defendants, which abruptly ran out of money this month.
As Maryland’s top Democratic leaders continue to assess legislation to tweak the state’s juvenile justice system, all or portions of other juvenile-related bills could be incorporated in the bigger legislative package backed by the governor and key committee chairs.