Broken System
The Machine
Alabama’s Houston County DHR: Building on Broken Families
They say the walls are too old. The layout too outdated. Two stories no longer work. So now Houston County DHR wants a new building, a bigger, shinier one story fortress to house their...
The Machine
Placed Despite Red Flags: When Foster Care Overload Costs a Child’s Life
A chilling tragedy in Philadelphia reveals how systemic overload and ignored warnings can lead to preventable loss.
On April 15, 19-month-old Sy’vir Hill was found unresponsive in a bathtub at his foster home in the...
Sunday Spotlight
Caged in Childhood: How CPS Became the New Prison
What the prison system is to adults, CPS has become to children a network of control, removal, and profit. This Spotlight exposes the truth behind America’s other incarceration crisis.
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...