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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Ind. Courts - Federal judge lifts federal rules on state child welfare agency [Updated]

Rick Callahan of AP is reporting this afternoon that U.S. District Judge John Tinder has:

lifted federal rules imposed 15 years ago on Indiana's child welfare agency after hearing that the state had improved the handling of Marion County's child neglect and abuse cases.

[Judge] Tinder dismissed the order after Ken Falk, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, said the state had made progress meeting the terms of the 1992 consent decree, including boosting the number of child welfare caseworkers.

[Updated 7/12/07] Rob Schneider has a lengthy story on the lifting of the court order today in the Indianapolis Star, including a side-bar showing "Some of the changes brought about by increasing the number of Child Protective Services workers in Marion County."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 11, 2007 02:07 PM
Posted to Ind Fed D.Ct. Decisions