Caseworker Misconduct
Independent reporting on CPS, foster care, adoption and family court — the cases the system would rather keep quiet.
Ex-Indiana DCS Caseworker Forged Parents’ Signatures, Faked Visits. He Got 10 Days.
Todd Click logged home visits that never happened and signed parents’ names on DCS forms, investigators say. Five families and 11 children were affected. His sentence: 10 days behind bars.
She Died in the State’s Care. Illinois Still Won’t Say What Happened to Mackenzi Felmlee.
Mackenzi Felmlee, 18, died in her Illinois foster home after four years in state care. One assigned caseworker had eight orders of protection against her — and DCFS hired her anyway.
Norman County CPS Investigation Raises Serious Due Process and Transparency Concerns in Minnesota
Norman County CPS faces allegations involving concealed assessments, withheld allegations, due process violations, and flawed government records.
Kentucky Foster Children Sleeping in Offices, Hotels, and Parks: The Real Question Is Why They Were Removed in the First Place
Kentucky Foster Children Sleeping in Offices, Hotels, and Parks: The Real Question Is Why They Were Removed in the First Place
Ohio Child Welfare Worker Charged with Falsifying Records — What Happened & Why It Matters
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A Muskingum County Children Services caseworker has been charged with 11 felony counts of Tampering with Records after prosecutors say she falsified official
El Paso CPS Case Dismissed After Court Rejects Emergency Removal Involving DFPS Caseworker Aubony Karina Hooper
EL PASO, TEXAS — An El Paso County judge denied the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services’ (DFPS) request for emergency custody, dismissed the case,
Former CPS Caseworker Speaks Out: Inside the Decisions, Incentives, and Failures Families Never See
Families involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) often walk away asking the same question: “How could this outcome possibly make sense?” Today, we begin sharing the
Colorado CPS Scandal: Former Larimer County Caseworker Sandra Spraker Faces 99 Criminal Counts
Colorado CPS Scandal: Former Larimer County Caseworker Sandra Spraker Faces 99 Criminal Counts
Former DHS Employee Arrested for Alleged Kidnapping and Document Falsification
Allegations Against Former Oklahoma DHS Employee A shocking case in Midwest City, Oklahoma, has raised serious concerns about the abuse of authority within child welfare agencies.
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