Editorials Seek Greater Transparency in D.C. Foster Care System

dcogcadmin | March 26, 2010

The sentencing this week of Renee Bowman, the woman convicted of abusing three foster daughters and killing two of them all while continuing to receive subsidies from the District, has turned a spotlight on the secrecy in which the foster care and adoption systems operate.  The Washington Post editorial board, Harry Jaffe in the Washington Examiner, and Matt Fraidin, a UDC law professor with an interest in opening up foster care hearings, have all addressed the issue and called for

The sentencing this week of Renee Bowman, the woman convicted of abusing three foster daughters and killing two of them all while continuing to receive subsidies from the District, has turned a spotlight on the secrecy in which the foster care and adoption systems operate.  The Washington Post editorial board, Harry Jaffe in the Washington Examiner, and Matt Fraidin, a UDC law professor with an interest in opening up foster care hearings, have all addressed the issue and called for greater transparency in the child welfare system.