DCS workers, foster parents speak out with ‘calls of desperation’
Tim Irwin, a juvenile court judge in Knoxville, testifies to state lawmakers Wednesday, Aug. 31. While DCS faces issues from staffing to abuse to poor facilities, Irwin said one solution is obvious: “Throw money at it.” (Screenshot from General Assembly livestream)
One baby in Memphis was separated from her mother for much more time than necessary because of dysfunction at the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. After quitting, a former DCS worker says her hair is growing back.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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