Civil Rights Lawsuit Claims Minnesota Foster Care System Fails To Provide Safe Placements

On May 31, 2017, child welfare advocates sued Hennepin County, Minnesota for violating the civil rights of children in foster care by failing to provide safe placements. The complaint, filed by A Better Childhood and co-counsel Faegre, Baker Daniels, said public data suggests that the Hennepin County child protection system is among the most deficient in the nation, and is a “confusing, underfunded, and erratic system” that inflicts harm to the children it is responsible for protecting. A 2015 report had documented systemic problems with the Hennepin County child welfare system, and the plaintiffs allege that the county and . . .