Maryland ends placing foster care kids in hotels

Kanaiyah Ward, a 16-year-old foster child who was found dead in a Baltimore hotel room Sept. 22, 2025. (Courtesy of the Ward family)

PUBLISHED: October 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM EDT | UPDATED: October 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM EDT

Maryland will no longer house foster youth in hotels, a much criticized practice even before a 16-year-old foster girl was found dead a month ago in a Residence Inn in East Baltimore.

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