Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’
For most parents, this scenario might be a panic-inducing, but hardly insurmountable, hiccup in the long trial of raising a child. Yet for Ms. Joefield and women in her circumstances — living in poor neighborhoods, with few child care options — the consequences can be severe. Police officers removed Deja from her apartment and the Administration for Children’s Services placed her in foster care. Police charged Ms. Joefield with endangering the welfare of a child.
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/nyregion/foster-care-nyc-jane-crow.html
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