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Juvenile

May 26, 1999

Quest Yields a Look at Failed System

After a series of deaths in 1992 appeared to point to a gaping hole in the safety net of Sacramento County's child welfare system, Sacramento Bee reporter Nancy Teichert sought a court order to review the juvenile court files of 20 minors.

        After a series of deaths in 1992 appeared to point to a gaping hole in the safety net of Sacramento County's child welfare system, Sacramento Bee reporter Nancy Teichert sought a court order to review the juvenile court files of 20 minors.
        But Teichert and her newspaper, one with a long history of fighting for public access, smacked right into a seemingly impenetrable stone wall...

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