Advocates with the Maryland Office of the Public Defender are raising concerns about what they are calling "inhumane conditions" at a youth detention facility in Baltimore.

It comes as the facility experienced issues with its heating system last week amid cold temperatures and winter weather.

The center, operated by the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS), houses minors who are charged as adults and are awaiting trial.

The department said it is taking urgent action to fix the heating issues after two compressors failed, causing temperatures to fall in a male housing unit. DPSCS emphasized that the entire facility is not without heat.

Ongoing heating issues

On Thursday, Dec. 4, DPSCS said it was in the process of fixing the heating system, noting tha

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