After enduring more than two years of frustration with Secretary Vincent Schiraldi , state prosecutors and lawmakers are applauding Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to usher in Betsy Fox Tolentino as the acting head of the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).

“I think it’s important that it be a person who knows the system here in Maryland, and certainly Ms. Tolentino knows that,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger, a Democrat, said Tuesday.

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