Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates weighs in on two major public safety stories.
Starting Oct. 1, 2026, Maryland's Youth Charging Reform Act takes effect, ending the automatic charging of juveniles as adults and shifting those cases to the juvenile justice system. Bates shares his perspective on what the change means for Baltimore.
He also responds to a mass shooting that occurred Wednesday night in Douglass Homes in East Baltimore that left a child and six others injured.
Listen to the full conversation above.