Feigenholtz law bans shackling of children in DCFS care

SPRINGFIELD – In response to news reports that contractors for the Department of Children and Family Services sometimes resorted to shacking children during transport, a new law sponsored by State Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) aims to end this practice by prohibiting DCFS and its agents from using restraints. “These news reports sent shockwaves through the child welfare community when it was discovered that transport