By WBTV / The Assembly Garnell Hill has never been accused of abuse or neglect. But Durham County has kept his son in foster care for more than five years—and now wants to put him up for adoption.

By WBTV / The Assembly Jatoia Potts lost both her children because she couldn’t explain her baby’s injuries. The second of a three-part investigation by WBTV and The Assembly shows that she never stood a chance against the state’s child welfare system.

By WBTV / The Assembly When a Durham mother fled an abusive partner, the county took her children away – and she almost lost them forever. In the first of a three-part series, The Assembly and WBTV investigate a state child welfare system that wields enormous power with little accountability.