Massachusetts to Pay $10M Over the Department of Children and Families’s Alleged Role in the Death of David Almond

Massachusetts has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims over the Department of Children and Families’s alleged role in the death of David Almond.

The settlement agreement was announced Wednesday, six years to the day after 14-year-old died of starvation and neglect after being found in a Fall River apartment. His death prompted an “incredibly damning” report and “sweeping changes” at agencies serving children.

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