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Judge approves $3.3M in fees in foster care suit
A federal judge has approved more than $3.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs following the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that Missouri overprescribed psychotropic drugs to children in foster care. In an April 3 order, U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey awarded a total of $3,253,651 in fees and $132,907 in expenses […]
Foster care problems left kids vulnerable to sex traffickers
More than a dozen children who ran away from troubled Kansas welfare system and juvenile corrections placements have wound up incarcerated for crimes related to human trafficking, drawing the ire of victims’ advocates and some lawmakers who say the runaways were victims themselves. After former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback took office in 2011 and reduced […]
Foster care problems left kids vulnerable to sex traffickers
More than a dozen children who ran away from troubled Kansas welfare system and juvenile corrections placements have wound up incarcerated for crimes related to human trafficking, drawing the ire of victims’ advocates and some lawmakers who say the runaways were victims themselves. After former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback took office in 2011 and reduced […]
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