New Jersey foster care system accused of "indifference at highest levels"

Children's Rights Inc. issued a press release claiming to have had Ira Schwartz conduct an "independent review" of New Jersey's foster care system. Unfortunately, this review was based on "recent DYFS data and reports turned over to Children's Rights in the lawsuit as well as transcripts from the depositions of various DYFS top managers taken by plaintiff children's attorneys." While I'm sure New Jersey foster care isn't perfect, I'm not so sure how independent the review actually was...so I can't say for certain whether the media reliance on it is a good thing.