Every child must be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. Join JUFJ and our partners in the Maryland Youth Justice Coalition for a day of action in Annapolis in support of the YES Act! We'll be gathering outdoors in the morning with the coalition, and then joining the bill's committee hearing in the afternoon. Come to either (or both!) and submit testimony for the hearing even if you can't come to Annapolis in person.

The Torah commands us to pursue justice, and our sages instruct us that the methods we use to do so must be just themselves. The practice of automatically charging youths as adults in Maryland is unjust, ineffective and disproportionally targets Black and brown youth. Join us in Annapolis or on Zoom for the House Judiciary Committee hearing on HB96, the Youth Equity and Safety Act, which would put an end to the racist practice of autocharge.