Archive: FCI-Blog
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New Push for Investigation, Legislation, and Recognition of Black Youth Who Died in State Custody
As we head into the new year, media attention continues on the tragic stories of the children at the Cheltenham facility as Maryland lawmakers push for investigation and proper recognition of Black y
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Four New Articles About the Maryland House of Reformation
Since the public announcement in mid-December of Marc Schindler joining CYJ to launch the Forgotten Children Initiative, there has been a wave of articles by incredible journalists spotlighting these
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(Re) Discovering the House of Reformation
Researching the Past to Change the Present When Vinny Schiraldi (then with the Justice Policy Institute) and Marc Schindler (then with the Youth Law Center) were doing advocacy around juvenile jus
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Finding the Racist Roots of Maryland’s Juvenile Justice System
(You can find an excerpt of the op-ed written by VIncent Shiraldi below, originally published by the Marshall Project on 10/24/25) As Maryland’s secretary of juvenile services, Vincent Schiraldi e
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Maryland must reckon with its juvenile justice past to protect today’s youth
(This post originally appeared in The Baltimore Afro on 9/2/25)By Marc Schindler I started my legal career in the mid-1990s as a Baltimore public defender representing children in juvenile court.
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