Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Grant will fuel probe of deaths, unmarked graves at former reform school for Black boys

Summary by Maryland Matters
The marker of William Jones, 17, in an unmarked grave site in Cheltenham. State officials say hundreds of youths are buried in this area. (Photo by Rob Wells/Capital News Service)By Mira Beinart The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services was awarded a $200,000 grant to begin searching for the remains of hundreds of Black boys in the woods near the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, the first step toward formal recognition of the boys’ deaths. …

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources lean Left
100% Left

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Maryland Matters broke the news in Takoma Park, United States on Monday, February 16, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal