Chicago Tribune Investigates Increase In Children Who Died In Privatized State Care
By Mariah WoelfelChicago Tribune Investigates Increase In Children Who Died In Privatized State Care
By Mariah Woelfel
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From 2012 to last year, fifteen children in state care died of abuse or neglect under a state program that privatized their care. That’s according to the most recent available data from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. A Chicago Tribune investigation published Monday says that’s up from just one death in the five years before.