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Posted inHealth

How the N.C. Legislature Bankrolls Anti-Abortion Centers

by Ren Larson and Whitney Clegg January 8, 2025January 14, 2025

Over the past three years, the state legislature has given $30 million to crisis pregnancy centers, with little oversight or outcomes.

Posted inCourts

Custody Decision Delayed

by Whitney Clegg, Jeffrey Billman and Nick Ochsner December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

Garnell Hill has never been accused of abusing or neglecting his son, but has spent years trying to get custody. On Thursday, a Durham judge punted an adoption decision til next year.

Posted inCourts

Presumption of Guilt

by Whitney Clegg, Jeffrey Billman and Nick Ochsner December 11, 2023December 12, 2023

Garnell Hill has never been accused of abuse or neglect. But DSS has kept his son in foster care for more than five years.

Posted inCourts

Best Interest of the Child

by Jeffrey Billman, Whitney Clegg and Nick Ochsner December 5, 2023December 13, 2023

A three-part investigation from The Assembly and WBTV in Charlotte looks at a child welfare system that wields enormous power with little accountability.

Posted inCourts

No-Win Scenario

by Jeffrey Billman, Whitney Clegg and Nick Ochsner November 28, 2023December 11, 2023

Jatoia Potts lost her children because she couldn’t explain her baby’s injuries. She never stood a chance against the state’s child welfare system.

Posted inCourts

The Poverty Trap

by Jeffrey Billman, Whitney Clegg and Nick Ochsner November 20, 2023December 11, 2023

The first of a 3-part series on the child welfare system looks at the case of a Durham mother who fled an abusive partner, only to have her children taken.

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