Mississippi Seeks to End Federal Oversight of Child Welfare System

Mississippi seeks to end federal oversight of child welfare system

Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the state had filed motions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi to end federal court oversight of the state’s child welfare system.

Mississippi asks judge to dismiss Olivia Y. lawsuit after decades of federal monitoring of foster care

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Gov. Tate Reeves and Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a decades-long lawsuit against the state over its historically neglectful foster care system.  If the state is successful in its effort to finally rid itself of the litigation, it would be an end to the Olivia Y. v. Barbour lawsuit that has spanned…

MSAG Office seeks to end court oversight over state welfare system - WXXV News 25

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says the state is asking a federal judge to end court oversight of Mississippi’s child welfare system. The oversight stems from the Olivia Y. Lawsuit, which was filed over two decades ago. Fitch says the state has spent more than $25 million on the case and has made major improvements, including lower caseloads for child protection workers, more foster homes, and increased funding for child protective serv…

Mississippi seeks end to federal oversight in long-running child welfare lawsuit

JACKSON — Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Monday that the State of Mississippi has filed motions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking to end federal court oversight of the state’s child welfare system stemming from the 2004 Olivia Y. lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed more than two decades ago, led to a settlement agreement in 2007 and a court-supervised reform plan that has been in place since 2008. In cour…