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10/3/2011 - DJS To Move Waxter's Committed Treatment Program For Girls

03/25/2011 - New Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services Confirmed by the Senate

01-08-11 - New Scholarship for DJS Youth Established

01-08-11 - Green Ridge Youth Center Recognized as One of the Best Juvenile Facilities in the Nation

09-08-10 - Juveniles Apprehended after Fleeing from the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School

08-12-10 - Governor Martin O'Malley Announces Baltimore Juvenile Justice Facility in Full Compliance with Federal Mandates, Signaling End to Federal Oversight in Maryland

06-30-10 - Teacher at Meadow Mountain Youth Center named among the nations "Best in the Business"

06-12-10 - Secretary Donald W. Devore and Councilman Warren M. Branch Announce the 2010 Kick-Off of the TrashBusters' Clean-Up Season

03-18-10 - Juvenile Services Secretary Devore Announces Results of Preliminary Cheltenham Inquiry

06-26-09 - Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Justice Amend Settlement Agreement - 25 of the 29 Provisions Eliminated in Original Agreement Pertaining to the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center

06-10-09 - Carter Center School Opening

04-27-09 - National Crime Victims Week

02-27-09 - The Department of Juvenile Services issues license to serve high risk youth in Maryland

01-22-09 - Governor O'Malley and Secretary Devore Announce the Expansion of Operation Safe Kids and Child Safety Net Legislation

12-17-08 - The Department of Juvenile Services Rite Aid and 92Q FM hosts the First Annual Holiday Sleigh Ride

10-07-08 - The Department of Juvenile Services to close Thomas O'Farrell Youth Center

09-24-08 - The Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Devore receives leadership award from the Association for the Advancement of Evidence Based Practices in Maryland

08-27-08 - Functional Family Therapy Kick-off

08-19-08 - Secretary DeVore welcomes youth artists of the photo voice exhibit: The Anti-Gang Experience

07-24-08 - First Class in the Nation to Conclude New Pre-Apprenticeship Program

07-18-08 - The Disproportionate Minority Contact Reduction Initiative Received an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties

07-17-08 - Maryland is one of seven states chosen to participate in Georgetown University Program on Juvenile Justice Reform

07-09-08 - Baltimore Police and Department of Juvenile Services join forces to search for juveniles

06-25-08 - Governor O'Malley, Secretary DeVore announce successful exit of consent decree with United States Department of Justice

06-13-08 - Secretary DeVore to be Commencement Speaker at National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Youth in Transition School in Baltimore County

06-12-08 - Department of Juvenile Services announces contract with University of Maryland for the expansion of Evidence Based Services

05-30-08 - First Pre-Apprenticeship Program in Skilled Construction Trades for DJS Youth

05-13-08 - Governor Signs Escape Legislation Allowing the Release of Juvenile Photos by Law Enforcement

05-13-08 - Secretary Devore Announces Functional Family Therapy Available in Anne Arundel County

05-09-08 - Graduation Ceremony for DJS Youth who Completed the Garrett College Program

05-02-08 - DJS AND MICA Give Youth a Voice through the Lens of a Camera

04-24-08 - Governor O'Malley Expands Maryland Conservation Corps

04-15-08 - The Department of Juvenile Services Commemorates the Anniversary of National Crime Victims' Rights Week

03-07-08 - Sixty Department of Juvenile Services Staff Receive Gender Responsive Certification

01-18-08 - Governor O'Malley Announces Critical Reforms to the Department of Juvenile Services

01-11-08 - Governor Announces $1 Million for Global Positioning System (GPS) Electronic Monitoring

12-13-07 - DJS Announces the Resignation of Chris Perkins

09-19-07 - Tree Planting and Re-Opening of the William Donald Schaefer House

07-23-07 - DJS is hosting the Annual State CIO Meeting at the Cheltenham Youth Facility

03-07-07 - "Still I Rise": The Waxter Painting Collaborative

03-05-07 - Secretary Don DeVore's Statement in Reaction to the State Medical Examiner's Ruling in the Death of a Youth at Bowling Brook

03-02-07 - DJS Pulls Remaining Youths from Bowling Brook

02-23-07 - Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center to Dedicate New Book Collection

01-24-07 - Investigation into the death of a youth commited at Bowling Brook




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