family justice
The Machine
When One Voice Becomes an Army: The Power of Us
There is a moment in every story when silence breaks. It does not happen in a courtroom or a press release. It happens in the quiet decision of one person who finally says, “I...
The Machine
The Cost Is Too Great: Alabama’s Silent Crisis Inside the DHR System
There is a quiet kind of breaking that happens when a child is taken from home. It does not make headlines or courtroom transcripts, but it leaves echoes in every room that family once...
Testimonials
Hope in the Fire: What They Couldn’t Burn
They took my child. And for a while, it felt like they took everything.
My breath. My balance. My name. The way people looked at me. The way I looked at myself.
I remember sitting in...
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 The layout too outdated.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
State Workers Claim Immunity After 3-Year-Old’s Death in Alabama DHR Custody
Ketorrious “KJ” Starks Jr. was just three years old. He died alone in the back seat of a hot car in July 2025. That car belonged to Kela Stanford, a transport worker contracted through...
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...
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...
Know Your Rights
CPS Is Genocide: The 12 Demands of the Black Mothers March
Black Mothers Are Done Being Silent
On Mother’s Day 2025, while much of the country celebrated with flowers and brunch, a group of Black mothers gathered in front of the White House to expose a...