DJS Move of Some Girls from Waxter Starting to Show Results

ANNAPOLIS – Treatment and conditions for girls in the juvenile justice system are gradually improving nearly a year after the state separated and moved the most serious offenders, but work remains to be done, according to advocates and state officials.…

New Option for Girls in Juvenile Justice System

For the first time, Baltimore girls going through the juvenile justice system now have an alternative to detention while waiting to be adjudicated – an alternative that’s been available to boys for years.

Some Waxter Girls to be Transferred to Eastern Shore

The move addresses complaints about comingling committed girls with detained girls at Waxter, a violation of state law