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  "path": "/2026/02/05/senate-committee-again-ponders-bill-to-reduce-the-number-juveniles-charged-as-adults/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T05:49:03.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Justice",
    "Betsy Fox Tolentino",
    "Cheltenham",
    "Maryland Department of Juvenile Services",
    "Office of the",
    "Office of the Correctional Ombudsman",
    "Pam Chung",
    "Sen. Chris West",
    "Sen. William C. Smith Jr."
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  "textContent": "For a second year, a Senate committee considered legislation that would alter laws that send some juveniles automatically to adult court, and for a second year, law enforcement groups argued against it.",
  "title": "Senate committee again ponders bill to reduce the number of juveniles charged as adults"
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