Maryland Audit Reveals State Failed to Shield Foster Children from Registered Sexual Offenders
An explosive Maryland audit finds foster children placed with known sexual offenders and living in hotels for years. The failures cost lives and millions.
Skip to content An explosive Maryland audit finds foster children placed with known sexual offenders and living in hotels for years. The failures cost lives and millions.
Service animal refusals. Wheelchair denials. Surcharges for disabilities. DOJ sues Uber in yet another case alleging rights violations of vulnerable riders.
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Image: Close-up of a sexual assault forensic evidence kit; via End The Backlog. Martha “Marty” Goddard was a crime victims’ advocate in Chicago who devised
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