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Were You Abused or Neglected in Youth Residential Treatment? We Want to Hear From You.

Help our team continue reporting on dangerous conditions in these facilities. We may also connect you with a journalist in your community.

Get Involved • 07.30.2026

She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.

Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.

Feature • 09.09.2024

Her Baby Died After Hurricane Katrina. Was It a Crime?

An expansive definition of murder in Louisiana leaves many behind bars forever.

Feature • 12.16.2021

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