The public defender’s office said in its petition earlier this week that kids as young as 10 had been placed in solitary confinement after being exposed.
BALTIMORE (AP) – Maryland’s highest court has rejected a request to release low-level juvenile offenders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Court of Appeals denied a petition late Friday from the Maryland Office of Public Defender that sought the release of most juvenile detainees. The public defender’s office said in its petition earlier this week that kids as young as 10 had been placed in solitary confinement after being exposed.
The court didn’t address the merits of the petition but said an administrative order would be issued shortly by the chief judge offering guidance for lower court judges in connection with health concerns for juvenile detainees.
