Death Count at Cheltenham Boys’ Center Was Nine Times that of White Facility

Death count at Cheltenham boys’ center was nine times that of white facility

An abandoned gravestone at the Cheltenham burial grounds. (Photo by Isabella Carrero-Baptista/Capital News Service)By Tiasia Saunders and Ela Jalil The death count at the House of Reformation for Colored Boys at Cheltenham, a juvenile detention center whose violent past is under state investigation, was nine times that of its white counterpart, the House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents or Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School, according to a Capital …

Gov. Moore dedicates historical marker to children who suffered at former Cheltenham facility for Black boys

A Maryland historical marker acknowledging the Black boys who suffered at the former House of Reform and Instruction for Colored Children in Cheltenham, Md. was unveiled May 6 by Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Departments of Juvenile Services and…