On Nov. 12, 2020, state child welfare administrators filed a motion in court seeking custody of seven of Christopher Bryant and Jabora Deris’ surviving children. The couple’s 22-month-old son, Rashid ...
Francisco Ortiz is charged with murder in the death of his 4-year-old daughter, A'zella, in October 2024. The state's Department of Children and Families monitored the family for nearly four years, ...
DCF Commissioner nominee Jodi Hill Lilly answers questions from the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee on February 16, 2024. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror As the number of foster ...
This story has been updated. Lawmakers gathered on Wednesday to hear testimony from state auditors and representatives of the Department of Children and Families about a recent report which found that ...
The state’s child welfare system failed 4-year-old A’zella Ortiz and her siblings, according to a scathing report released Wednesday by the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA). It found that the ...