Why our poor live behind bars

Why our poor live behind bars - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times

The one thing that everyone seems to agree about is that Ethel is a loving mother who does her best but sometimes finds it hard to cope with the strain of managing her household of four children. Sometimes she feels overwhelmed. Whether all that she does is good enough is the question with which the ACT justice system, and the ACT welfare system, is struggling with monstrous and shameful inadequacy, and, by now, the virtual certainty of harming her children more than it already has.

Autopsy: Foster child died of head injuries

Autopsy: Foster child died of head injuries

CULLOM -- A four-year-old foster child died as a result of head injuries, an autopsy showed Friday, as authorities continue their investigation into the cause of her injuries.

Teen in standoff case freed

Teen in standoff case freed | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Mom who held off police glad to see her out of mental center

Northville Township— A Detroit teenager was released from a state mental health facility to her family Friday, more than a month after authorities took her from her home because her mother stopped giving her prescribed drugs.

Illinois Issues blog: DCFS says it can handle a Catholic Charities exit from foster care

Illinois Issues blog: DCFS says it can handle a Catholic Charities exit from foster care

The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services says it can make other plans if Catholic Charities pulls out of its contracts to administer foster care and adoption programs in the state.

Oregon House passes bill outlawing purposely false child abuse claims

Oregon House passes bill outlawing purposely false child abuse claims | OregonLive.com: "pposition of some groups that deal with child abuse, the Oregon House on Tuesday voted 37-23"

SALEM -- Over the opposition of some groups that deal with child abuse, the Oregon House on Tuesday voted 37-23 to make it illegal to accuse someone of child abuse who you know didn't do it.

Mothers rally for fairness in the courts

Mothers rally for fairness in the courts - NorthJersey.com: "Lori has spent the last eight years fighting the courts for custody of her two children. It began, she said, with her accusing her then-husband of abusing their 3-year-old boy and year-old girl. It ended with him gaining custody and her getting visitation rights."

U.S. Warns Schools Against Checking Immigration Status -

U.S. Warns Schools Against Checking Immigration Status - NYTimes.com

Federal officials issued a memorandum to the nation’s school districts on Friday saying it was against the law for education officials to seek information that might reveal the immigration status of children applying for enrollment.