D.C. juvenile court’s reliance on ankle monitors had deadly outcomes

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D.C. juvenile court’s reliance on ankle monitors had deadly outcomes

The boys were in trouble. Maurice Jackson Jr., 15, and Mylaki Young, 16, had both missed too much school and were suspected of committing crimes. By late 2022, they were living with five other teens in a vacant apartment in Southeast Washington. The place was strewn with ghost gun parts and bullets.After police raided the apartment, both boys were arrested. In D.C. Superior Court, Mylaki was charged with being a habitual runaway, while Maurice was already facing criminal charges from a prior arrest. The teens were outfitted with GPS ankle monitors to track them while they were free in the ..