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A Closer Look (Children at Risk) #700297

ABC Evening News for Monday, May 06, 2002
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) A closer look at the child foster care system in chaos introduced. [Florida district court Judge Cindy LEDERMAN - says the child is missing.]

(Studio: Brian Ross) The foster children system in Florida examined. [National Coalition for Child Protection Reform Richard WEXLER - says there is no place worse to be a foster child than the state of Florida; indicates the state is taking away children who do not need to be in foster care.] [Former foster care child teen "KORINA" - says nobody came to do "nothing for me."] [Foster program Kathleen KEARNEY - says we will never have a perfect system.]

Reporter(s):
Jennings, Peter;
Ross, Brian
Duration:
00:02:50

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