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Convict Foster Care

Robert talks to David Armstrong, a reporter for the Boston Globe, about how the Massachusetts Department of Social Services has been allowing convicted criminals to become foter parents. Armstrong has reported that convicted rapists, spouse abusers, and robbers have been approved as foster parents. Today, the department said that it will no longer allow waivers for convicted criminals to take in foster children.

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