Child Welfare
As more details come out about a New Jersey mother decapitating her son and committing suicide shortly after, the NJ Department of Children and Families faces a federal review, according to the Huffington Post.
Child advocacy groups are going up against a Mississippi juvenile detention center for not making changes to improve its conditions, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Juvenile Justice
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is under fire for mishandling a law requiring counties to help pay juvenile detention costs, reports The Ledger.
Texas juvenile justice departments consider their programs underfunded, The Texas Tribune reports.
