Idaho lawmakers advance bill to expedite social worker investigations for at-risk infants

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 977

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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A 12-day-old infant boy named Benjamin, “Benji,” died in Nampa in December, despite calls to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare asking the agency to check on the baby. The families who tried to get officials to respond to their concerns about the parents, who had prior child abuse convictions and terminated parental rights of five other children, have been calling for a change in policy to prevent this from happening again, …

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