Former DCFS official guilty of corruption
Accused of skimming $70K from state contracts
October 5, 2010
BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter
A former deputy director of the state Department of Children and Family Services pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge Tuesday.
Bamani Obadele, 38, was appointed to the post in 2003 by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich but resigned his $65,000-a-year post in 2005 in a contracting scandal.
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/2775772,dcfs-official-guilty-corruption-100410.article
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Another Dead Foster Child-Margate police investigate death of foster baby
Margate police investigate death of foster baby
By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel
8:10 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2010
Margate police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl who was in foster care.
Gloryanna LeFrancois was placed in the care of a Margate couple Monday morning while her assigned foster mother went out of town, officials said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-baby-death-20101005,0,3341264.story
By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel
8:10 p.m. EDT, October 5, 2010
Margate police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl who was in foster care.
Gloryanna LeFrancois was placed in the care of a Margate couple Monday morning while her assigned foster mother went out of town, officials said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-baby-death-20101005,0,3341264.story
And Another Dead Foster Child-Case of foster mother, Eunice Wudrich, adjourned
Case of foster mother, Eunice Wudrich, adjourned
Boy, 22 months, died while in her care
Reported By Benson McCulloch
Posted October 5, 2010
Eunice Wudrich, the woman accused of allowing a foster child to die on her watch, is due back in court in November.
Wudrich is charged with criminal negligence causing death and endangering the life of a child.
Charges were laid after 22-month-old Evander Daniels died inside Wudrich's Aberdeen-area foster home.
His body was found in a partially filled bathtub.
The coroner said Daniel’s body was covered in scald-type burns.
Wudrich’s next court date is Nov. 2.
http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20101005/41367
Boy, 22 months, died while in her care
Reported By Benson McCulloch
Posted October 5, 2010
Eunice Wudrich, the woman accused of allowing a foster child to die on her watch, is due back in court in November.
Wudrich is charged with criminal negligence causing death and endangering the life of a child.
Charges were laid after 22-month-old Evander Daniels died inside Wudrich's Aberdeen-area foster home.
His body was found in a partially filled bathtub.
The coroner said Daniel’s body was covered in scald-type burns.
Wudrich’s next court date is Nov. 2.
http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20101005/41367
Another Dead Foster Child-Fresno Infant Dies While In Foster Care
Fresno Infant Dies While In Foster Care
Posted: Oct 06, 2010 12:51 PM EDT
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Fresno Infant Dies While In Foster Care
KMPH News has learned that a Fresno County infant died while in foster care.
Cathy Huerta, with Child Protective Services (CPS), has confirmed that a 26–day–old baby died September 20th at Children's Hospital in Madera County.
http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=13278317
Posted: Oct 06, 2010 12:51 PM EDT
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Fresno Infant Dies While In Foster Care
KMPH News has learned that a Fresno County infant died while in foster care.
Cathy Huerta, with Child Protective Services (CPS), has confirmed that a 26–day–old baby died September 20th at Children's Hospital in Madera County.
http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=13278317
Another CPS/DCYF Screw up-Man sentenced to 40 years for repeated molestations of his Adopted Daughter
Man sentenced to 40 years for repeated molestations of his Adopted Daughter
Another CPS/DCYF screw up!
October 6, 2010
POST-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
A Gary man who impregnated a girl twice after molesting her repeatedly was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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http://www.post-trib.com/news/2775574,roberson1006.article
Another CPS/DCYF screw up!
October 6, 2010
POST-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT
A Gary man who impregnated a girl twice after molesting her repeatedly was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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http://www.post-trib.com/news/2775574,roberson1006.article
Are Juvenile Detention Centers Using Drugs to Control Kids?
Are Juvenile Detention Centers Using Drugs to Control Kids?
Not only are they using drug's on kids to control them, so are children's homes and foster homes!
by Elizabeth Renter October 06, 2010 07:22 AM (PT) Topics: Juvenile Justice, Mental H
What do you imagine the halls of a juvenile detention facility sound like? Loud and rowdy? These youth weren’t incarcerated for being docile and submissive, after all, so it would seem highly unlikely one could find a quiet spot in such an institution, right? But, according to some, the sounds of juvenile detention centers have changed drastically over the past several decades -- they've gotten a lot quieter -- largely due to the use of prescription sedation.
A study released this week by Youth Today suggests that children behind bars are being overmedicated and given anti-psychotic drugs when they have no applicable mental diagnosis. While gone are the days of tying unruly juvenile offenders down, the organization says there is much evidence pointing to the use of these powerful drugs as the new restraints.
Called “atypicals," these anti-psychotic drugs are intended for severe mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This group of drugs emerged in the 1990s but many of them were being prescribed to incarcerated juveniles long before they were approved for use in adolescents. Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa are some of the drugs included in this classification. Another, Geodon, is still not approved for youth -- though that doesn’t mean officials at juvenile facilities aren't using them.
Read more at:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/are_juvenile_detention_centers_using_drugs_to_control_kids
Not only are they using drug's on kids to control them, so are children's homes and foster homes!
by Elizabeth Renter October 06, 2010 07:22 AM (PT) Topics: Juvenile Justice, Mental H
What do you imagine the halls of a juvenile detention facility sound like? Loud and rowdy? These youth weren’t incarcerated for being docile and submissive, after all, so it would seem highly unlikely one could find a quiet spot in such an institution, right? But, according to some, the sounds of juvenile detention centers have changed drastically over the past several decades -- they've gotten a lot quieter -- largely due to the use of prescription sedation.
A study released this week by Youth Today suggests that children behind bars are being overmedicated and given anti-psychotic drugs when they have no applicable mental diagnosis. While gone are the days of tying unruly juvenile offenders down, the organization says there is much evidence pointing to the use of these powerful drugs as the new restraints.
Called “atypicals," these anti-psychotic drugs are intended for severe mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This group of drugs emerged in the 1990s but many of them were being prescribed to incarcerated juveniles long before they were approved for use in adolescents. Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa are some of the drugs included in this classification. Another, Geodon, is still not approved for youth -- though that doesn’t mean officials at juvenile facilities aren't using them.
Read more at:
http://criminaljustice.change.org/blog/view/are_juvenile_detention_centers_using_drugs_to_control_kids
NH gov. criticizes opponent's felon-foster rule
While serving as DHHS Commissioner, John Stephen gave DCYF even more power to decide who would make good foster stranger's.
By NORMA LOVE (AP)
CONCORD, N.H. — In a new ad, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch takes his Republican rival to task for letting some felons be foster parents.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZNJTuKqc7zWRrhcC9hk9416PP9wD9IMBRK80?docId=D9IMBRK80
By NORMA LOVE (AP)
CONCORD, N.H. — In a new ad, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch takes his Republican rival to task for letting some felons be foster parents.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZNJTuKqc7zWRrhcC9hk9416PP9wD9IMBRK80?docId=D9IMBRK80
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