Georgia failed to protect girl who died in foster care

Georgia failed to protect girl who died in foster care | www.ajc.com:

Georgia’s child protection agency removed 2-year-old Laila Marie Daniel from her troubled mother and placed her in foster care.That is among the state’s strongest exercises of power over an individual: to take your kids away.

Robert 'LaVoy' Finicum, killed in Oregon shooting, was Arizona foster parent and rancher

Robert 'LaVoy' Finicum, killed in Oregon shooting, was Arizona foster parent and rancher | OregonLive.com:

Robert "LaVoy" Finicum was killed in a shootout Tuesday while traveling from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to John Day for a public meeting, sources have told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Grinning on her way to prison: Foster mother is jailed for six years for shaking toddler to death

Foster mother Wendy Hardy jailed for 6 years for shaking toddler to death | Daily Mail Online:

Wendy Hardy, 46, assaulted Harry Aspley just months after taking him in

Baby was struggling to eat without vomiting when Hardy flew into a rage

Shook him so violently 23-month-old was left with massive brain injuries

Dumped him back in his cot and did nothing until her husband came home

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter and wrongly claiming £27,000 in foster fees

A smiling foster mother has been jailed for more than six years after shaking a 23-month-old baby to death and blowing £27,000 of ill-gotten child care fees on a holiday and car.

Rhode Island Proposes NEW Insanity: “Children Under 10 Shall Not Be Left Home Alone, Even Briefly”

Rhode Island Proposes NEW Insanity: “Children Under 10 Shall Not Be Left Home Alone, Even Briefly” | Free Range Kids:

Is there a war on parents in Rhode Island? Recall that this is the state that once wanted to make it illegal for a child under age 12 to get off the school bus unless an adult was waiting there to walk the child home. (That bill was eventually scrapped.) Then there was the bill considered just a couple of weeks ago that would make it illegal to let a child under age 7 wait in the car, under penalty of the state revoking the parent’s license for THREE YEARS. That one is still in play. Now comes THIS LAW that is to be debated on Tuesday:

Barahona attempted murder case set for Palm Beach County trial in July

Barahona attempted murder case set for Palm Beach County trial in July - Sun Sentinel:

It's been almost five years since Jorge Barahona allegedly used toxic chemicals in an attempt to kill his adopted son, Victor, in Palm Beach County. Now plans are on track for the Miami man's high-profile trial this summer.

Mom accused of child abuse hauls seven kids to Oregon for surreal performance before armed militants

Mom accused of child abuse hauls seven kids to Oregon for surreal performance before armed militants:

A Kansas mom who took her singing kids to entertain the armed militants at the occupied wildlife refuge in Oregon once had a son taken from her after he ran away because he was “unhappy” with the “wholesome and pure path” she had planned for him.

Former worker suggests changes for Child and Family Services

Former worker suggests changes for Child and Family Services - Houston Chronicle:

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Some people who have complained about the way the Division of Child and Family Serviceshave handled their cases are justified in their complaints, the agency's former field services administrator told theProtect Montana Kids Commission on Tuesday.