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Arkansas
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.

Federal Audit: Arkansas Botched 138 of 140 Child Abuse Investigations
October 16, 2026
A federal audit found Arkansas broke its own child-abuse investigation rules in 138 of 140 sampled cases — and parents and accused caregivers were routinely never told how their cases ended.















