WLBZ2.com | Bangor, ME | Logan Marr's death leads to major changes in Maine

WLBZ2.com | Bangor, ME | Logan Marr's death leads to major changes in Maine: "AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Logan Marr, the 5-year old girl who died in the care of her foster mother, Sally Schofield. Schofield was convicted of manslaughter, but this tragedy also led to major changes in Maine's child welfare system

Critics of of Maine's child welfare system both inside out outside the state say Maine has gone from being among the worst in the nation to one of the best. Logan Marr died of asphyxiation after Schofield duct taped her to a high chair for hours. Schofield had been a supervisor for child welfare caseworkers in the Department of Health and Human Services, and that made Marr's death even more shocking.

Critics demanded reform, and by 2004, Governor Baldacci appointed a whole new team to make that happen.

DHHS now makes an effort to place children in danger with relatives whenever possible, a practice that's been shown to be safer for the kids."