Equal justice to all doesn’t extend to New Hampshire’s poor, according to report

Equal justice to all doesn’t extend to New Hampshire’s poor, according to report - NashuaTelegraph.com:

CONCORD – “Justice for all” doesn’t extend to the state’s poor, according to a study released Thursday.

The legal needs of poor New Hampshire residents aren’t being served in the way they are for moderate or high-income residents, especially for poor women, the disabled or the elderly, according to the study, released by the New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission.

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Renewed Interest in OBcean Larissa Nearing’s Story – Neighbor’s Fire Became Police Nightmare for Woman

Renewed Interest in OBcean Larissa Nearing’s Story – Neighbor’s Fire Became Police Nightmare for Woman:

In 2011 OB Woman’s apartment damaged by neighbor’s fire, legal pot found, she’s arrested and son taken from her – former last name was Danielli

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Baby P social worker forced out of her home, court hears

Baby P social worker forced out of her home, court hears - Telegraph:

Baby P's social worker was forced out of her home and branded a “murderer” by members of the public in the wake of the toddler’s death, a court heard.

Gillie Christou (left) and Maria Ward lea

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Panel votes to audit state oversight of foster-care agencies

Panel votes to audit state oversight of foster-care agencies | Fond du Lac Reporter | fdlreporter.com:

Reacting to allegations of millions of dollars in overpayments, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to audit the state’s financial oversight of certain foster-care agencies.

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Aboriginal baby removed from non-indigenous foster carer

Aboriginal baby removed from non-indigenous foster carer:

An Aboriginal baby is understood to have been removed from his foster carer who he had spent the first seven months of his life with because she was non-indigenous.

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Families tell their DCS grievances to agency critic Rep. Sherry Jones

Families tell their DCS grievances to agency critic Rep. Sherry Jones | The Tennessean | tennessean.com:

As agency deals with its troubled system, Jones gets closer look at confusion, difficulties of cases

More than a dozen families claiming mistreatment by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services gathered Monday in Nashville to share their stories with Rep. Sherry Jones, a longtime critic of the state’s child protection agency.

Continuing coverage of the Department of Children’s Services

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VB pays up in foster child death case

VB pays up in foster child death case | WAVY.com | Virginia Beach, Va.:

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - The City of Virginia Beach has reached a $450,000 settlement in the death of a child who died while in the care of his foster parents.

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