Each year in Maryland, hundreds of young teens accused of breaking the law are charged as adults. Judges could send their cases to juvenile court, but one third of the time they don’t. WYPR’s Rachel Baye has investigated how judges decide … and the dire results for many kids.

Read the investigation by WYPR and APM Reports: Judges use ‘arbitrary,’ ‘horrendous’ reasons to keep teens in adult court

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