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This is the outlier case that is merely a symptom of an agency that has done everything it can to obscure anything not bright and shiny in order to, "work its way out from under federal oversight". The big thing that went wrong is that this story gained traction. It is a truly public example of what Commissioner Katz has has inherited and merely the result of decades of playing to legislatures and committees rather than serving the people, and children, in its charge. This agency has its failures buried at the case worker level, a paperworked-record full of gilded turds and, supervisors who ensure that the gilding is shiny so that the executive-levels' can state in press releases and testimony that it has hit those milestones. The NYPD had/has similar problems of failure disguised in the kabuki of success. DCF CT prides itself on the education of its workers, its commitment to helping the children of our state and that they have begun to correct the mistakes highlighted in Juan F. The reality is that they have followed the examples of others who have "worked" their way out of the spotlight by hiding their mistakes; through aging-out, ex post facto helplessness and/or severe outcomes that fail everyone but them, CT DCF has polished their image with the people that count and failed with the people they are tasked to help. On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Trudy Condio <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am trying to wrap my head around the recent actions of a jurist I > admired for her sense of justice, has somehow lost her way. I am > embarrassed that our State, only recently recognized nationally for its > juvenile justice system, a model for other states' to follow, has justified > its actions in locking up a young woman, acccused of no crime, only > because she is a danger to herself and society, and no place to put her. > Caged like a wild animal. > > How ironic, that just this past Thurs and Friday believers around the > world remember a similar fate, centuries ago; the mockery, condemnation > and killing of man accused of no crime "only a danger to society and > threat to civil order." > This child deserve better, she deserves whatever necessary to be free from > all she has suffered, she is owed dignity and a chance for a better > tomorrow. I truly hope the decion makers come to their senses; for these > actions are no better then that which she recieved at the hands of everyone > entrusted to care for her. > > *Trudy Condio* > > *Attorney Trudy Condio* > *P.O. Box 175* > *Manchester, CT 06045* > *860-646-1502 <860-646-1502>* > *860-432-3713 <860-432-3713> Fax* > *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID* > > *The contents of this message, together with any attachments, are intended > only for the use of the person(s) to which they are addressed and may > contain confidential and/or privileged information. Further, any medical > information herein is confidential and protected by law. It is unlawful > for unauthorized persons to use, review, copy, disclose or disseminate > confidential medical information. If you are not the intended recipient, > immediately advise the sender and delete this message and any attachments. > Any distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachment is > prohibited.* >