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  "path": "/2026/03/07/senate-oks-bill-to-reduce-number-of-crimes-ages-of-youth-who-can-be-charged-as-adults/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T05:57:22.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Justice",
    "adult court",
    "Department of Juvenile Services",
    "juvenile court",
    "Sen. Chris West",
    "Sen. Jill P. Carter",
    "Sen. Mike McKay",
    "Sen. Sara Love",
    "Sen. William C. Smith Jr.",
    "youth crime"
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  "textContent": "The Maryland Senate, without debate Friday, voted mostly along party lines to trim the number of offenses that automatically land a juvenile in adult court, a change that has been a decade in the making.",
  "title": "Senate OKs bill to reduce number of crimes, ages of youth who can be charged as adults"
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