They Didn’t Knock Like They Were There to Help
They didn’t ask any questions.They showed up with power not answers.
Blue lights.A clipboard.And a lie or maybe a half-truth that was never fully examined.
There was no...
Welcome to Sunday Spotlight — a new space created to expose what too many systems have worked hard to keep hidden.
Every week, we will shine a light on the injustices faced by families across...
To the Parent Who’s Tired…
There comes a moment in every parent’s fight where the silence gets too loud…
The courtrooms too cold…
The lies too heavy…
And the hope too far out of reach.
If you’re reading this...
The Role of Judges in the Crisis
Every day in courtrooms across **Alabama—and the United States—**parents walk in believing they will finally be heard.They assume that the courtroom is where facts matter, where both sides...
There comes a point where injustice becomes too patterned, too precise, and too devastating to be dismissed as coincidence. What happens when it’s not just one worker, one agency, or one mistake—but a web...
Behind every courtroom order, every removal notice, and every traumatic knock on a family’s door, there’s often a worker—an individual who has been given the authority to make life-altering decisions. But what happens when...
A Truth Telling Thursday Article
Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) is one of the most extreme actions the child welfare system can take. It’s supposed to be the “last resort,” a step taken only when...
Over the last several months, I’ve poured hours — no, days — into researching and understanding where and how the Alabama child protective system, and systems like it across this nation, have gone so...