#BREAKING | Philadelphia DHS just released this statement on 10-year-old #MalayshiaAlford’s death. Read every word. Then tell me how this is acceptable. 👇
“We are incredibly saddened to learn of the death of Jalayshia ‘Malayshia’ Alford. We offer our sincere condolences to the family on this tragic loss. Jalayshia ‘Malayshia’ was in the custody of the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services. She was receiving foster care services through Pennsylvania Mentor and case management services through Catholic Community Services, Community Umbrella Agency 4. Based on the confidentiality requirements of the Child Protective Services Law, we are unable to provide further information at this time.”
That’s it. Condolences. A list of agencies. And then silence protected by confidentiality.
Malayshia was already failed once — state officials found she had been physically and sexually abused in a previous foster home. That is why she was moved.
The system’s answer was to place her with #CapriceWilliams, a Philadelphia school teacher who, according to a lawsuit, had already nearly killed a 4-year-old in 2021 through severe beatings, head trauma (bleeding on the brain), and starvation/malnourishment.
A panel of city and state officials reviewed that case and recommended Williams “never be used as a foster parent for other children in the future.”
That recommendation was ignored.
Now a 10-year-old who had already survived one abusive foster home is dead. Her body was found in the trunk of a car in New Jersey after days of reported abuse (phone cord, stairs, weighted vest, withheld food and water). Williams is charged with murder. And the agencies that put her there are hiding behind confidentiality. 🤬
Why was Malayshia placed with Caprice Williams after a clear recommendation that she never foster again? Who signed off on this placement? What oversight did Pennsylvania Mentor and Catholic Community Services actually provide?
How many other children are still in homes that should have been closed?
Confidentiality is supposed to protect kids — not the system that fails them.
This baby never stood a chance. The people paid to keep her safe need to answer for why she was put in that house.
What are your thoughts? Drop them below. Share this so the agencies can’t hide behind a statement. 💭
It’s time for ACCOUNTABILITY!
SAY HER NAME, MALAYSHIA ALFORD
#JusticeForMalayshia #FosterCareFailure #ProtectOurChildren #NeverStopSearching #TrueCrime
Newsom just commuted the sentence of the man who locked this boy up in a cage, made him eat cat shit and shot him with BBs for fun only to watch him die.
@Alt_Azn The story of Gabriel Fernandez was one on the most horrific stories of brutal child abuse people have ever seen. Jonathan Hatami procecuted his brutal abusers with his heart and soul. This poor little boy endured a living hell.
Gavin Newsom is a monster.