The Maryland state Senate recently introduced SB 93, named the Youth Equity & Safety Act. This latest attempt at so-called “justice reform” would end the practice of charging juvenile suspects under the age of 18 as adults. Proponents of the bill claim that younger offenders don’t receive the resources they need in an adult prison while going through the juvenile court system makes them “less likely to re-offend.” (They offered no data to back up that assertion.) This is a stunning proposal to put forward at a time when Baltimore has seen seven straight years with more than 300 murders and a very sizable portion of the offenders (when they manage to identify and arrest a suspect) are minors that are recruited by the gangs, some of whom are barely old enough for middle school. (CBS News Baltimore)Read More
Maryland bill would block minors from being charged as adults
