‘The Public Deserves to know.’ DCFS Withholds Details in Girl’s Death

‘The public deserves to know': DCFS withholds details in Illinois girl’s death

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net charged with protecting abused and neglected children in Illinois, but DCFS has refused to release reports detailing its actions in the case.

‘The public deserves to know.’ DCFS withholds details in girl’s death

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to release a timeline or reports detailing their actions in the case, despite a law that requires DCFS to make findings and recommendations available when a child dies or is seriously injured in its care

‘The public deserves to know.’ State agency withholds details in girl’s death – Capitol News IL

Eighteen-year-old Mackenzi Felmlee died in her foster home May 11, 2024, from a blood clot that hit her lungs, doctors said. Her neck, shoulders, legs and face were bruised, and her dehydrated body weighed just 90 pounds. But the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to release a timeline or reports detailing their actions in the case — despite a law that requires DCFS to make findings and recommendations available when…

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DCFS withholds detail about girls’ death in Fairview Heights foster home

The Illinois DCFS withholds details on Mackenzi Felmlee’s death in a Fairview Heights foster home, sparking calls for transparency and accountability.

‘The Public Deserves to Know.’ State Agency Withholds Details in Girl’s Death

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net of doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers, teachers, child welfare organizations and the state agency charged with protecting abused and neglected children in Illinois until she was found bruised and struggling to breathe at the bottom of the basement stairs in a Fairview Heights foster home. Eighteen-year-old Mackenzi died on May 11, 2024, from a blood clot that hit her lungs, doctors said. Her nec…