And when she testified before my committee, Rachel said she had flown on an airplane for the first time in her life just so she could tell senators her story. She begged us, please remember Brooklyn and listen to this. Georgia DFAX is so broken that when they couldn't find enough placements for kids with special needs, the DFAX commissioner tried to lock those kids up in jails for children. But the judges refused and reported it to my office. Office. They tried to put special needs kids in jail. (53:36–53:48)
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Asserts that Georgia DFAX attempted to place special needs children in jails due to lack of placements.
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