DCS commissioner outlines solutions after another damning audit
Commissioner Margie Quin of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 14, after a three-hour legislative hearing. Quin wants lawmakers to approve several reforms, including pay raises, temporary privatization of some services and a cap on caseloads during workers’ first year. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
A Tennessee comptroller audit on the Department of Children’s Services concluded that allegations of sexual abuse went uninvestigated, as did accusations of misconduct by contractors.
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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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