A new investigation reveals issues with SideStep, a pilot program run by Baltimore City to keep juveniles from reoffending.
The city’s inspector general examined whether taxpayer dollars were being properly managed — and whether SideStep is effective— before it potentially expands citywide.
You can read a synopsis of the report here.
The investigation
Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming told WJZ Investigates they received a tip that SideStep was not running the way it was portrayed…