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Department of Juvenile Services

DJS in the News

List of news articles
DateNews story
8/27/2025Board of Public Works Advances $30 Million in Strategic Investments Toward Affordable Housing, Public Safety, and Economic Growth (Governor Wes Moore)
7/1/2025New Maryland DJS leader talks about critics, challenges with repeat juvenile offenders (WJZ News/CBS)
6/28/2025DJS poised for new direction under interim Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino (WBAL News)
6/26/20255 Takeaways about Betsy Fox Tolentino, Maryland's new juvenile services head (The Baltimore Banner)
4/21/2025Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center uses theater to empower incarcerated teens (Baltimore Sun)
4/14/2025Championship basketball comes to Md. youth detention facility (Washington Post)
4/12/2025Basketball tournament offers incarcerated youths teamwork, sportsmanship, fun (The Frederick News Post)
2/16/2025Public defender, advocates push for Maryland to end automatic charging of youths as adults (Maryland Matters)
10/22/2024Department of Juvenile Services (The Daily Record)
9/11/2024DJS's Thrive Academy lifts youth up and out of the juvenile justice system (WYPR's On the Record with Sheilah Kast)
8/30/2024Youth Across ​​​​Maryland Compete in CHAMPS Olympics​ at Cheltenham Youth Detention Center​​ (The Enquirer-Gazette)
7/20/2024Few shootings, but some fresh offenses among first teen participants in Maryland’s Thrive Academy (The Baltimore Sun)
6/26/2024Mural inspires detainees at Prince George's County youth detention center (WJLA TV)
5/3/2024Maryland gets tough on youth crime while trying to help young offenders thrive (NPR)
4/11/2024Incarcerated youths find solace, motivation in basketball tournament (Frederick News-Post)
4/10/2024Opportunity on the other side, DJS career fair brings youth hope (WMAR-TV)
4/6/2024Juveniles in Maryland detention centers learn life lessons through basketball tournament (NBC4 Washington)