4 year old Adrianna is sent to live with paternal relatives in Mexico, even though her father had a history of domestic violence against her mother. Adrianna is dead today.

Ex parte Crouse was heard by the court as an appeal brought by a father whose daughter was committed to the Pennsylvania House of Refuge.

The words "never again" must resound not just among the victims, but within the boardrooms of corporations that have yet to come to terms with their past.

The most egregious aspect of the juvenile injustice system was that it stripped minors of their constitutional rights, including the right to a trial by jury and the right to counsel. Only about half of the defendants in Ciavarella's court were represente

How far will the rationale envelope of protecting children be pushed? Consider the words "at risk," as in, perhaps, may occur, potential future abuse or neglect. These words now justify unwarranted government power over families, called preventative mea

A new law in North Carolina seeks to advance research into the state's historic and tragic eugenic policies, and expand public awareness. More than 2,000 victims of the state's program were minors, and in one instance, a 10-year-old boy was castrated.

"A prospective parent has a moral & legal duty to be fit when he or she has a child, arising from or creating correlative claim-rights shared by the state and prospective children, & a prospective parent has no liberty to have a child until she is fit."

Thurston, 23, was surprised to learn that charges have been filed because she wasn't arrested or taken to jail. Thurston says when her car broke down she walked with her two sons, ages 2 & 4, to a nearby friend's house

Judge John Hartigan also ordered Clasen-Mungin to pay restitution for the Scheme that Occurred While she Worked in Child Protective Service. Clasen-Mungin falsified information for vouchers that were earmarked for single mothers and needy families,

A mom's life is marked with many unsettling transitions.