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Do You Have to Open the Door for CPS? What Every Alabama Parent Should Know
It usually starts with a knock. No court order. No paperwork. Just a stranger at your door claiming to be from DHR, sometimes with a police officer standing nearby. They say they are just...
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Small Town, Big Corruption: The Wiregrass and the Pattern America Can No Longer Ignore
In the heart of Alabama’s Wiregrass, in counties where the population is small and the power structure is tight, families are saying the same thing over and over again. From Houston County to Geneva,...
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Judge Issues Record Sanctions After CPS Lies to Remove Children
A Texas judge has issued what attorneys call the largest sanction ever imposed against Child Protective Services after finding that caseworkers lied in order to remove two children from their parents.
According to original reporting...
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Justice for Baby Kai: Mississippi CPS Under Fire After Infant’s Death in State Custody
It is being reported that a seven-month-old baby, known publicly as Baby Kai, has died while under the care of Mississippi Child Protective Services (CPS). The child’s death has ignited public outrage and renewed...
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The Price of a Child: How Alabama DHR Turned Family Separation into a Business
There are moments in this fight when the truth no longer hides behind fine print. Last week, Baldwin County attorney and minister Yancey Burnett stood before the Baldwin County Commission and said what so...
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🖤 Black Out for Thanksgiving: The Day We Refuse to Pretend
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The System Is Made of Real People and Every One Has a Name
We’ve spent decades blaming the system.
Parents say it. Judges say it. Even the workers inside it say it. The system did this. The system made a mistake. The system took the child. But the...
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When Poverty Becomes a Punishment: Families Losing Children Instead of Getting Help
All across this country, families are being punished for struggling. Instead of being met with help, they’re being met with handcuffs, court dates, and case plans.
When the rent is behind, the refrigerator is empty,...