ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — What does accountability look like for a teen girl who died in foster care after a state’s investigation found contractors were negligent, and the top local prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges? That’s the question many are trying to answer after Kanaiyah Ward died while under the state of Maryland’s supervision.
Ward, 16, was found dead in a Baltimore City hotel on Sept. 22, 2025, after years of struggling with her mental and behavioral health. Ward’s death was ruled a suicide stemming from an overdose of the active ingredient in Benadryl.
The Department of Human Services contracted Fenwick Behavioral Services, a Towson-based company, to provide one-to-one supervisors for Ward. Three Fenwick employees were found to be negligent, according to a report from DHS obtained by FOX45 News through a public records request…