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Judge Strikes Qualified Immunity for Illinois Child Abuse Offenders and DCFS
A federal lawsuit recently held child abuse pediatricians, hospitals, and the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) accountable…Liberty One: Florida Couple Kept 5-Year-Old In Dog Cage, Forced Another Child To Drink Boiling Water
As reported by Liberty One, The Volusia Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Florida couple on charges related to what they…The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) placed a child sexual assault victim into the care of a pimp with a lengthy criminal history
DCFS licensed a three-time convicted felon as a foster parent and subsequently placed a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim into his…Federal class action lawsuit alleging that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) continually lacks placements for and has willfully and wrongly incarcerated hundreds of children in its care
Despite three decades of litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union, broken promises, court orders, news reports, and letters from…Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith Held in Contempt of Court Yet Again for Lack of Placements for Foster Children After a Youth Spent More than Half a Year in a Psychiatric Hospital Beyond Medical Necessity
Judge Patrick Murphey took a hardline approach to DCFS’ inability to create or find proper placements for youth in foster…Florida’s Children First to Honor Broward’s Top Advocates for Children on March 7
Florida’s Children First (FCF), an award-winning non-profit organization that has been the voice of at–risk children and youth in Florida,…Investigative Report Reveals Chicago Public School Employees Sexually Groomed and Sexually Assaulted Students and Failed to Properly Report Sexual Contact with Students
The Chicago Public Schools Office of the Inspector General conducted an investigation of Chicago’s Publics Schools, revealing hundreds of teachers…Justin Grosz interviewed by Sun-Sentinel for series on human trafficking issues in Florida
The Sun-Sentinel newspaper is publishing a four-part series that investigates the serious issue of sex trafficking at Florida hotels. Justin…