The Sacramento County grand jury ripped Child Protective Services in a report released today, saying the agency has ignored repeated recommendations for improvement and that CPS has "persistent, recurring and systemic problems resulting in child abuse-related deaths."
"The Grand Jury has reported on the shortcomings of CPS since 1996," said a cover letter from grand jury foreman Donald W. Prange Sr. "Findings and recommendations have fallen on deaf ears.
"Nothing Ever Changes ... Ever," he typed in bold-face.
The panel launched its evaluation of the agency after a series of revelations by The Bee about CPS failings in the case of 4-year-old Jahmaurae Allen, who was beaten to death last summer, allegedly by his mother's live-in boyfriend.
It was the sixth grand jury probe of CPS since 1996, and this panel found that the agency had repeatedly ignored past investigations and suggested fixes to how it performs.
Read the complete story at sacbee.com
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