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  "path": "/2026/02/27/senate-committee-advances-measure-to-decrease-offenses-to-automatically-charge-youth-as-adults/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T00:46:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Justice",
    "adult court",
    "Betsy Fox Tolentino",
    "juvenile court",
    "Maryland Department of Juvenile Services",
    "Sen. Chris West",
    "Sen. Sara Love",
    "Sen. William C. Smith Jr.",
    "Sen. William Folden",
    "teen crime"
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  "textContent": "A Senate committee gave overwhelming approval Friday to a bill Friday that would reduce the number of crimes for which a youth would be automatically charged as an adult,  a proposal that’s been worked on for more than a decade.",
  "title": "Senate panel advances bill limiting times youth are automatically charged as adults"
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