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Maine lawmakers vote to sue state agency to gain access to child death records

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation October 19, 2022

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A legislative committee voted 8-1 Wednesday to sue the Department of Health and Human Services to gain access to investigative files of child murders before the criminal cases are resolved in court. The Government Oversight Committee decided to take the unusual step of suing DHHS after agency officials did not comply with seeking records involving the cases of children who have died from abuse or neglect. The agency and the Attorney General said... + full article



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