Settlement Agreement BetweenSettlement Agreement • August 16th, 2010
Contract Type FiledAugust 16th, 2010On June 29, 2005, the State of Maryland entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice concerning the conditions of confinement at the Cheltenham Youth Facility (CYF) and the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School (Hickey), two juvenile detention centers operated by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS). A Monitoring Team was appointed to review, assess and report independently on the State’s implementation of and compliance with the Settlement Agreement (the Agreement). In June, 2007, the State and the Department of Justice amended the Agreement to include the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center (BCJJC).