A system on trial

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08/13/2004 02:52 PM EDT
A system on trial



New Jersey's child welfare system had become a national embarassment. Then Faheem Williams was found dead in a Newark basement along with his two starving brothers - after child welfare officials closed a abuse complaint without ever seeing them. Months later, an emaciated Bruce Jackson was found rummaging through trash for food in Collingswood. He and his three brothers were allegedly starved while caseworkers routinely went in and out of their adopted home. Those failures are the backdrop for a system that is undergoing a massive overhaul.

Related Stories: Updates

4 brothers accept state settlement in starvation case - 10/04/2005 03:01 AM EDT
By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Lawyers for three boys and a young man allegedly starved by their adoptive parents in Collingswood have signed on to a settlement under which the four brothers would split $12.5 million from New Jersey.

Father charged in starvation case dies - 12/01/2004 06:42 AM EDT
By John Shiffman and Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writers
Raymond Jackson, 51, the South Jersey father who gained infamy last year when he and his wife were accused of starving four adopted sons, died yesterday. Jackson's death came 16 days after he suffered a massive stroke, which caused extensive brain damage.

Father in starvation case goes into coma - 11/16/2004 04:01 AM EDT
By John Shiffman
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Raymond Jackson, the Collingswood father accused of starving four adopted sons, suffered "a massive stroke" Sunday and has lapsed into a coma, his lawyer said yesterday.

N.J. starvation-case brothers thriving - 10/10/2004 03:01 AM EDT
By Mitch Lipka, John Shiffman and Kristen Graham, Inquirer Staff Writers
In the year since the case broke, all four have at least doubled their weight. Criminal and civil actions are continuing.

Welfare chief: Settle starvation suit - 9/02/2004 03:01 AM EDT
By Mitch Lipka, Inquirer Trenton Bureau
New Jersey Human Services Commissioner James Davy said yesterday that he wants to quickly settle a lawsuit filed against the state on behalf of the Jackson brothers and avoid a legal tangle.

Jackson Starvation Case - 7/13/2004 03:01 AM EDT
The Jackson case began Oct. 10, 2003, when one of the Jackson children, Bruce, 19, was found searching the trash for food. Here is a timeline of the case.
Audio and transcript of the 911 call about Bruce.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/n...jchildwelfare/

[Techie]

Just wait until you hear my story! It's coming real soon! I don't want to settle out and sweep it under their rugs. I want to expose the truth about New Jersey and DYFS and Department of Human Services. My lawyers have said we are ready to rumble.

I will submit my story here if anyone is truly interested. I do not seek sympathy. I want the worlsd to know what happens right here.

BTW, here's a link to a featured article for the Faheem settlement
http://www.jvra.com/sample_edition/S...rticleId=43815