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Steve Meissner

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    September 9, 2011

    Jennifer Barnes Adopted a Child -- Then Shoved Feces in His Mouth, Stuck Toothbrush in Anus. CPS Drops Ball Again?

    MCSOJennifer Barnes​Jennifer Barnes, 39, of Gilbert, adopted a little boy. She then allegedly committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse we've ever heard of. They involve feces, a toothbrush, and the boy's anus.The kicker: as has been the case in several recent Valley child abuse case ... More >>

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    August 25, 2011

    A Kafka-esque Catch 22 Keeps Kini Seawright Off the AHCCCS Rolls, Thanks to Governor Brewer and the State Legislature

    MCSOJennifer Barnes​Jennifer Barnes, 39, of Gilbert, adopted a little boy. She then allegedly committed some of the most depraved acts of child abuse we've ever heard of. They involve feces, a toothbrush, and the boy's anus.The kicker: as has been the case in several recent Valley child abuse case ... More >>

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    November 17, 2010

    Arizona Food Stamp Recipients Tops One Million

    www.theoracularopinion.com​The number of food stamp recipients in Arizona has increased drastically in the past year, to the point that now more than one million people are eating government funded meals.That means about one in every six Arizonans is on food stamps.KTAR spoke with Steve Meissner f ... More >>

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    September 10, 2009

    Lost in Translation: Autism Is Tough to Diagnose and Treat – and for Immigrant Families, It Can Be Impossible

    www.theoracularopinion.com​The number of food stamp recipients in Arizona has increased drastically in the past year, to the point that now more than one million people are eating government funded meals.That means about one in every six Arizonans is on food stamps.KTAR spoke with Steve Meissner f ... More >>

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    August 28, 2009

    Abuse Charges Sought Against the Parents of 8 Year-Old Alleged Rape Victim

    Phoenix police are seeking child abuse and neglect charges against the parents of a Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four young boys in July. Investigators have submitted a request to the Maricopa County Attorney Office, which will review the reports and decide whether or not to bring c ... More >>

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    July 7, 2009

    Arizona Child Protective Services Often Unable to Help Homeless Children

    Flickr creative commonsHomeless woman and child. A recent headline reported that there are now 25,000 homeless children in the Arizona public school system. We wondered -- after reading in the Arizona Republic that this number of homeless kids is equivalent to the population of Fountain hills - ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    Worse Than Ever

    Agency insiders say conditions are continuing to deteriorate at ADJC

  • News

    August 21, 2003

    Gentle Exit

    ADJC Director steps down

  • News

    April 3, 2003

    Suicide Watch

    Another death at a state-run youth detention facility has advocates worried

  • News

    October 17, 2002

    Gross Negligence?

    Parents say state let their son die

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    August 1, 2002

    A Deadly Game?

    State officials say boy died playing around, despite his recent suicide threat

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    The Hanging

    Insider claims state hid suicidal behavior

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    Federal Inquiry

    Justice Department examines conditions at state youth facilities

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Dying Young

    A death at Adobe Mountain raises questions about conditions in youth prisons

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    The Kids Are Still Not Alright

    Despite public scrutiny, abuse continues at the state's juvenile corrections facilities

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Learning Disorder

    The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections fails the state's worst kids

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Lock Up, Rub Down

    State lawmakers push dubious Mexican drug rehab program

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    July 5, 2001

    Kid Row

    Isolated, abused and lacking mental health care, do juvenile offenders leave state custody in worse shape than when they went in?

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    The Kids Are Not Alright

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections is supposed to watch -- and rehabilitate -- troubled teens. But no one's watching the department.

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Flashes 10/14/99

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections is supposed to watch -- and rehabilitate -- troubled teens. But no one's watching the department.

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    Letters

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections is supposed to watch -- and rehabilitate -- troubled teens. But no one's watching the department.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Locked in Masquerade

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections helped create an overcrowding crisis in state juvenile facilities--to the benefit of a private contractor that employs two former state officials

  • News

    September 8, 1994

    Opiate for the Mrs.

    When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom Gosinski

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