How can NC help kids stuck in county custody? Pay lawyers fairly, advocates say.
Almost a year after a federal lawsuit accused state officials of tolerating a crisis inside North Carolina’s child welfare system, problems persist. Wake County officials recently confirmed that children and teenagers have been sharing one shower and sleeping on air mattresses on multiple floors of a Wake County government building while waiting for evaluations and placements. The average stay is about eight weeks, county officials told The News & Observer.
