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Report: Kentucky Foster Care Rife With Corruption: Child Protective Services caseworkers lied to judges, falsified documents and ripped families apart all for their personal gain.
Hmm... a reference to a "culture" that supports this.
Now who do you know who has talked about the corrupt culture in these agencies before, Kane? On Jun 18, 11:43 am, fx wrote: Report: Kentucky Foster Care Rife With Corruption POSTED: 8:24 pm EST February 7, 2007 UPDATED: 12:59 pm EST February 8, 2007 http://www.wlwt.com/news/10957912/detail.html?taf=cin The report, released by Kentucky's inspector general, revealed a culture where some caseworkers thrived on the power to control families. It claimed that some caseworkers lied to judges, falsified documents and ripped families apart all for their personal gain. Some parents said their children were severely abused on top of it all. "My youngest grandchild was beaten -- made to stand in a barn," said Connie Marshall, who had three grandchildren taken by the Kentucky foster care program. She said her grandchildren were "made to go without food, and my oldest grandchild was putting food in his pockets to feed the younger grandchild." Other parents had similar horror stories. "They just left her laying in a car seat nonstop. You'd pick this child up and she was shaped like a car seat," said Aldonica Kiger, speaking about one of her children taken in 1997. Many parents said they believed their children were subjected to the system with no justification. One parent, Phyllis Richardson, said she called child protective services for advice on how to handle her teenage daughter. She said instead of helping, the they simply took her children. "They took my daughter and the youngest one at the same time," said Richardson. "It's just a mess. Instead of offering families more help, they just want to hurry up and take [the children]." Parents said it was all about the money. Foster parents get hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of dollars a month for each child, and the state gets thousands for each adoption. Families called it "the other Kentucky lottery," because it seemed like a game of chance where the unlucky ones not only lost their children -- they also lose their rights. That's what caught the attention of the inspector general. The report compiled a long list of complaints against the system, below are some of the most egregious. # The state emphasizes adoption, not reunification. # Caseworkers falsified documents and lied to intentionally misled courts. # Parents were denied legal representation for important court hearings. # Caseworkers would intentionally overwhelm parents financially and emotionally until they quit trying to get their kids back. # Some employees faced retaliation for opposing supervisors. # Some foster parents were told they would not get children placed in their homes if they talked to investigators. # Any foster care youths who become parents themselves were forced to give their children up to the state once they leave the system. "It's very disturbing and those are attitudes we will not tolerate and we'll take necessary steps to ensure that is not prevalent throughout the state," said Tom Emberton, the state undersecretary at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. While the inspector general's report focused on central Kentucky, there have been allegations of corruption throughout the state. Witnesses also showed that the corruption reached all the way to the upper echelons of the state bureaucracy. A former social worker for the cabinet said she attended meetings where supervisors from northern Kentucky would discuss how to force undesirable workers out of the cabinet. Emberton said he blames the previous administration for all the wrongdoing and credits this administration for finding the corruption. "We didn't stick our head in the sand. We've identified it and we're taking the necessary steps so it doesn't continue," said Emberton. As of Wednesday 13 workers could face criminal charges, but some are still employed. A state panel is expected to discuss the inspector general's findings Thursday morning. The inspector general also made sure to point out that most social workers are good people and that his report didn't touch on those that did their job well. Previous Stories: * May 4, 2005: Target 5 Investigates Alleged Adoption Abuse, Neglect Copyright 2007 by WLWT.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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