Maryland Finally Passes Juvenile Crime Legislation – HotAir

Maryland clearly has a lot on its plate at the moment, particularly in Baltimore where they have bridges collapsing and shipping lanes closed down. But they still have a serious crime problem running out of control, especially when it comes to juvenile crime rates. Now the state legislature has finally been moved to do something about it, or at least give the impression that they are attempting to do so. After a lengthy period of work and debate, the General Assembly signed off on a new “juvenile justice bill” yesterday and sent it to Democratic Governor Wes Moore for approval. Curiously, it was the Democrats in Baltimore who were pushing back against it the most vigorously, despite arguably being in the most need of such changes. Under this measure, more will allegedly be done to deal with crimes committed by youths. As always, however, the devil is in the details. (Baltimore…