Mass. Foster Care System

249 MA Children Abused in State Custody
249 MA Children Abused in State Custody
249 MA Children Abused in State Custody
State officials found evidence supporting 249 allegations of physical and sexual abuse or poor care involving children in state-monitored settings last year. The numbers were included in the Office of Child Advocates 2013 report obtained by the Boston Herald...
Judge Rules Against Group Critical Of Mass. Foster Care System
Judge Rules Against Group Critical Of Mass. Foster Care System
Judge Rules Against Group Critical Of Mass. Foster Care System
A federal judge has ruled against a child advocacy group that alleged thousands of children in the Massachusetts foster care system were being abused and neglected.       On Monday, U.S. District Judge William Young ruled in favor of the state in a lawsuit brought by Children's Rights, a New York-based group...