Over recent decades we’ve moved toward a much more effective and humane system to deal with youth crime. Evidence and ...

A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly pulling a knife on a boy and then stealing a vehicle in downtown Baltimore on Monday ...

Police are investigating after a fight and gunfire incident involving juveniles at a Walmart in Bowleys Quarters, MD; two ...

A group of minors was involved in a fight near the entrance of a Walmart in Baltimore County on Wednesday, prompting police to respond, according to the Baltimore County police.

From the governor to prosecutors, officials said interim DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino will take the agency in a new direction after Vincent Schiraldi’s resignation. 11 News Investigates ...

Violent incidents have placed a spotlight on juvenile crime in Maryland including a recent carjacking and a kidnapping by ...

Maryland's youth defendants are "languishing in custody while the wheels of adult courts slowly grind," writes Vincent Schiraldi, the former secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services.

The “main reason,” Schiraldi describes leaving DJS is he no longer wanted to be associated with Maryland’s habit of incarcerating young people in adult corrections facilities.

One of the ironies of Nunez’s story, and something that still rankles him, is he received just $75,000 in a settlement in ...

Vincent Schiraldi has himself to blame for early departure from the Department of Juvenile Services, writes Hassan Giordano.

Previously, detaining a Maryland child already on ankle monitoring was optional, even if police requested they be detained.

MARYLAND (WBFF) — Former Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Vincent Schiraldi left his role in Gov. Wes Moore’s cabinet earlier this month because Maryland perpetuated “human rights ...