MARYLAND — A Maryland Department of Human Services investigation found staff members of a behavioral services company negligent in the suicide death of a 16-year-old foster girl in a Baltimore hotel room, according to a report obtained by The Baltimore Sun through a public information request.
The report said Fenwick Behavioral Services assigned a single worker a shift of 53 straight hours to watch Kanaiyah Ward, despite the worker being required to stay awake and to perform hourly checks on the troubled girl.
The findings were forwarded to the Baltimore state’s attorney, “who may decide to prosecute,” the report said…