said the allegations in Rhode Island are part of a pattern nationwide. "We're seeing an unfortunate trend across the country where children are being housed," Rhodes said. The consent decree ...

Federal officials have reached a deal with Rhode Island’s child welfare agency ... for the kids to go home to. "Through this consent decree, theDepartment of Children, Youth & Familiesand ...

The ongoing crisis at Rikers Island has been met with a barrage of reforms, oversight, and federal mandates – chief among them, the Nunez Consent Decree. Yet, despite a decade of intervention, the ...