OPINION: A Grieving County Deserves More Than Condolences From a Candidate Who Wants to Run It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews William Vance Payne II never made it to work Tuesday. The 58-year-old mechanical engineer,...
Tag: juvenile justice
Maryland’s Corrections System Is Collapsing — And It Didn’t Happen by Accident
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews You don't need to repeal a law to kill it. You just need to make sure no one can enforce...
Maryland Just Made It Harder to Charge Violent Teens as Adults. Prosecutors Across the State Opposed It.
By MDBayNews Staff It passed yesterday. By tonight, it will be on Governor Moore's desk. The Youth Charging Reform Act...
At Thomas S. Wootton High School, Who Was the Aggressor?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As more details emerge in the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, a central claim is...
When Warnings Are Ignored: The Wootton Shooting and a System That Failed to Protect Students
By MDBayNews Staff Update (2-11-26): Speculation continues online regarding whether any student involved was wearing a...
Prosecutors Push a Tough, Practical Agenda in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Staff In early February, the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association (MSAA) — an organization of the...
Law Enforcement Pushes Back on Maryland’s Youth Charging Reform Act
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are facing mounting resistance from police and prosecutors over the proposed Youth...
Maryland’s Political Class Lectures America While Ignoring the Rot at Home
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s political establishment spent the past week accusing federal law enforcement...
Maryland’s Quiet Justice Debate: Juvenile Reform and Foster Care Head Into 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads into the 2026 legislative session, some of the most consequential public...
Maryland Public Defender’s New Justice Partnership Raises Familiar Questions About Balance, Safety, and Accountability
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s criminal justice reform debate is entering a new phase. On December 15, the...
The Deadly Cost of Leniency: How Maryland’s System Keeps Releasing Repeat Offenders Who Kill Again
In the wake of the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light...
Who Is Christopher Eric Bouchat? Maryland’s Maverick Candidate for Governor
Christopher Eric Bouchat is not your typical politician. A welder by trade, a small business owner for more than three...
“Who’s Protecting the Children?”: John Myrick Calls for Family Court Investigation in Maryland
By | July 2025 In Maryland, it’s easier to garnish a father’s wages than it is to guarantee him a phone call with his...
Meet John Myrick: The No-Nonsense Republican Candidate Running to Take Maryland Back
By Michael Phillips John Myrick never planned to run for governor. “If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be doing...
THE WORST TO THE WORSTEST: A RANKING OF GOV. WES MOORE’S 2025 LAW-AGEDDON
By Michael Phillips Maryland Governor Wes Moore just unleashed a legislative tidal wave with over 300 new laws taking...
SHOULD VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND SERIAL JUVENILE CRIMINALS LOSE GOVERNMENT BENEFITS? IT’S TIME TO RETHINK CONSEQUENCES IN MARYLAND
Crime in Maryland is not just rising—it’s becoming laughably predictable. If you’re a juvenile who breaks into 100...