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After infant’s death, Harrison County discussion turns to a proposed "Baby DJ" law to involve police when CPS cannot be reached
Summary
A recent infant fatality in Harrison County prompted community members and officials to press for clearer practice and a proposed law to require law enforcement notification or alerts when CPS cannot locate an at-risk child, and hospital–CPS communication improvements.
Community members and county officials used a Harrison County supervisors’ workshop to press for clearer local practice and a proposed state policy after an infant’s death that residents and the county’s Blue Ribbon Committee identified as a catalyst for action.
Rebecca Powers, a Blue Ribbon Committee participant who spoke at the workshop, described the case and urged a statutory change. Powers said the child known in public discussion as "baby DJ" was released from a hospital despite later test results indicating the infant had fentanyl exposure at birth, and that the child later died with multiple fractures. "He went back home again…
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