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Clay, a 20-month-old Miniature Goldendoodle, at Waxter Children’s Center in Laurel, Maryland, with a resident of the juvenile facility. That puppy, and another at a boys’ facility in Hagerstown, help the teens deal with stress and other issues. Capital News Service photo by Hannah Gaskill.
Therapy puppies help teens in Maryland juvenile centers

Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services has implemented a pilot puppy therapy program at two of their secure facilities to help resident teens cope with stress and anxiety.

The Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center, which opened in 2003, is the cities juvenile courthouse. (Madeleine List/Capital News Service)
Md. juvenile agency says later school hours could curb crime

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A significant spike in juvenile crime from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on school days has led to a push by the state’s juvenile justice agency to shift school start and finish times. The department is advocating…

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Md. Girls Incarcerated at Higher Rates than Boys for Lesser Offenses

Of the 279 female youth committed to residential treatment centers in Maryland in 2010, approximately 80 percent were accused of nothing more serious than a misdemeanor, statistics from the Department of Juvenile Services show. For boys, that figure was around 50 percent.