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Shoshana Walter

Shoshana Walter is a staff writer for The Marshall Project.

As New York legalizes marijuana, parent advocates push child welfare agencies to be less punitive

7/17/2026

Moms of Black Babies More Likely to Be Flagged to Police Over Alleged Pregnancy Drug Use

Child welfare referred Black parents to law enforcement 14,000 times in 7 years, despite no findings of abuse or neglect.