This initiative is dedicated to honoring the memory of incarcerated youth buried in abandoned and lost burial grounds throughout the United States. The work was inspired by the discovery of nearly 250 incarcerated Black children who died at the Maryland House of Reformation & Instruction for Colored Children and were buried nearby between 1877-1939, most of whom were placed in unmarked graves.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJV5PCcT_0
Want to get involved? We appreciate the outpouring of support, and realize the enormity of the project. There are a few ways to get involved! Learn more here.
New Forgotten Children Article on Slate: The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Jailer
March 31st, 2026
We encourage you to check out the new article “The Horrifying Secret of the Child Detention Center We Shared as Detainee and Jailer” just published in Slate. In it, CYJ’s Marc Schindler and…
Thanks to All Who Joined Us for the Youth Injustice Lunch!
March 27th, 2026
A big thank you to all who joined us on Thursday, March 26th for our Youth Injustice lunch event with the McCourt Public Policy Innovation Lab! Thanks as well to our student organization co-sponsors…
The Buried History of Cheltenham: New Podcast and Op-Ed on the Imprint!
March 23rd, 2026
The Buried History of Cheltenham Don’t miss this week’s episode of the Imprint Weekly podcast “The Buried History of Cheltenham.” Our own Marc Schindler, research professor and senior…
Youth Injustice: The Discovery of Forgotten Children and Implications for Justice System Reform
March 5th, 2026
Join us for a lunch discussion about the policy implications following the research findings of the newly launched Forgotten Children Initiative, which seeks to document, honor, and memorialize…
We would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions to the efforts to research, uncover and highlight the House of Reformation burial ground in Maryland:
