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Author Archives: Agnel Philip, ProPublica

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The “death penalty” of child welfare: in six months or less, some parents lose their kids forever

Mountain State Spotlight FaviconMountain State Spotlight FaviconMountain State Spotlight Favicon by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, Eli Hager, ProPublica and Suzy Khimm, NBC News December 20th, 2022December 20th, 2022

Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed a law aimed at speeding up adoptions of children languishing in foster care. In the process, it destroyed hundreds of thousands of families through the termination of parental rights.

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