The Machine
Sunday Spotlight: Compliance Without Closure The Hidden Pain of Parents Who Did Everything Right
Moment by Moment, Day by Day
Families across Alabama from Houston County to Baldwin, from Limestone to Lowndes are being quietly drained of everything they have, just to keep the hope of reunification alive.
This system...
The Machine
Feeding the Machine (How Innocent Families Become Its Fuel)
It Was Never About Justice
It was never about truth.It was never about safety.It was never about protecting children.
It was about feeding the machine.
The Machine Needs Bodies
Every day, the system looks for new families to...
The Machine
Protected by Immunity: CPS Worker Caught on Camera Telling 14-Year-Old to Become a Prostitute
When you think of CPS, you think of protection. Safety. Somebody looking out for kids when no one else will.
But sometimes, the people we trust to protect our children are the very ones leading...
Sunday Spotlight
They Didn’t Knock Like They Were There to Help
They didn’t ask any questions.They showed up with power not answers.
Blue lights.A clipboard.And a lie or maybe a half-truth that was never fully examined.
There was no...
Sunday Spotlight
“Sunday Spotlight Begins: Exposing Corruption, One Story at a Time”
Welcome to Sunday Spotlight — a new space created to expose what too many systems have worked hard to keep hidden.
Every week, we will shine a light on the injustices faced by families across...
Know Your Rights
Take Action: Don’t Ignore That Letter — How to Respond to a CAN Hearing Notice from DHR
When DHR Sends a Letter — Pay Attention. Your Rights and Your Family May Be on the Line.
Families across Alabama are often blindsided by a letter in the mail marked from the Department of...
The Machine
To the Parent Who’s Tired: Why You Can’t Give Up (Even When You Want To)
To the Parent Who’s Tired…
There comes a moment in every parent’s fight where the silence gets too loud…
The courtrooms too cold…
The lies too heavy…
And the hope too far out of reach.
If you’re reading this...
The Machine
The Role of Judges in the Crisis
Every day in courtrooms across **Alabama—and the United States—**parents walk in believing they will finally be heard.They assume that the courtroom is where facts matter, where both sides...