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Ombudsman tells Judiciary Committee juvenile facilities show persistent sanitation, staffing and care failures
Summary
The Maryland Correctional Ombudsman told the House Judiciary Committee that oversight findings show rodent infestations, expired food, medical responsiveness lapses and chronic staffing shortages at several Department of Juvenile Services facilities, and urged collaboration under SB 134 to fix conditions.
Maryland Correctional Ombudsman Yvonne Bradley Wilson told the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 that recent monitoring of Department of Juvenile Services facilities has uncovered long‑standing problems with sanitation, medical care and staffing that threaten the safety and dignity of youth in state custody.
"We function with transparency, accountability, impartiality to ensure fairness, dignity, and humanity and respect for those in the care and custody within the state of Maryland," Wilson said, introducing a set of findings the office said stem from both facility conditions and gaps in DJS responsiveness.
The ombudsman and juvenile monitoring staff described repeated…
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