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http://www.kctv5.com/story/36018865/oregon-couple-claims-they-lost-custody-of-kids-due-to-low-iq 

The Indiana Supreme Court says we can't manages the state child welfare agency, but we know it is a problem. 

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/06/01/dcs-has-problem-but-whos-responsible/359695001/

Missouri is missing 1,780 foster children in 2 1/2 years.  Published report 2022. 

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/1780-foster-kids-went-missing-in-missouri-in-two-and-a-half-years-37793624#:~:text=GO-,1%2C780%20Foster%20Kids%20Went%20Missing%20in%20Missouri,%2Dand%2Da%2DHalf%20Years&text=In%20Missouri%2C%20there%20were%201%2C780,published%20by%20the%20Missouri%20Independent.

Published 2022 -  More than three-quarters of foster children who went missing in four populous states were not screened after they were found to identify whether they had been victims of sex trafficking, in violation of federal law, according to a newly released federal audit. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missing-foster-kids-four-major-states-werent-screened-see-sex-traffick-rcna35937 

 In a landmark ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that Fourth Amendment protections extend to home inspections conducted by child welfare agencies investigating anonymous hotline calls, and that child welfare agencies may not search family homes without first demonstrating probable cause under the law.  

https://clsphila.org/family/supreme-court-home-search-decision/

 The 164-page audit released Tuesday by the state Comptroller chronicles multiple failures by DCS to keep kids safe once they have been taken into state custody — typically after they have already been abused or neglected in their own homes.  

https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/12/14/scathing-audit-of-tennessee-department-of-childrens-services-says-agency-places-kids-in-danger/