The Machine
Something New Is Rising: The Stolen Children’s Movement Begins
Across the nation, families are rising up to expose a hidden crisis. June is being declared Stolen Children’s Month, a bold call to confront the injustice of family separation through the child welfare system. This movement is not just a campaign. It is a reckoning. And it starts now.
The Machine
Sleeping on Office Floors: Tennessee’s Child Welfare Crisis Exposes a National Epidemic
Children are being warehoused in office buildings, sleeping on air mattresses under desks and in cubicle corners. This is not care. It is neglect, carried out by the very agencies meant to protect them. These images are not isolated. They are evidence of a systemic failure that demands accountability and reform.
Testimonials
Hunter Calhoun: A Survivor’s Light in the Dark
Taken at just 10 years old, Hunter Calhoun endured over 20 placements, forced separation, and a system that failed his family. Now 25, he’s reunited with his mother, raising his son with his wife, and using his story to expose the truth and bring light to others still trapped in the dark.
The Machine
Harmony Montgomery’s Death: A $2.25 Million Settlement That Exposes Systemic CPS Failure
Harmony Montgomery’s tragic death and the $2.25 million settlement awarded to her mother expose deep failures within the child protection system. Despite red flags, the state placed Harmony with an abusive father. Now, her story stands as a warning of what happens when oversight fails and accountability is absent.
The Machine
“He Was Taken. Now He Is Gone.” The Tragic Death of Kemari Morgan Demands Answers
On May 24, 2025, BriAuna Morgan received the kind of call no mother should ever get. Her one-year-old son, Kemari Morgan, was found dead while in the custody of Person County Child Protective Services...
The Machine
Denver CPS Worker Accused of Falsifying Abuse Reports and Manipulating Families
A Denver child protective services caseworker is now facing criminal charges after allegedly fabricating child abuse allegations and filing false reports in multiple family investigations, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
The worker, identified...
Testimonials
Why I Write: From Family Crisis to Fierce Advocacy
Journalist Kim Richards shares a powerful personal story of how Alabama’s DHR system devastated her family after a teenage mistake turned into a full-blown crisis. A call for truth, reform, and accountability.
Sunday Spotlight
They didn’t just take my children. They shattered my life.
They say you never forget the day your children are born.I’ll never forget the day mine were taken.
One knock.One accusation.One cold voice telling me what...