{Louisville, Kentucky}...Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, is urging Governor Steve Beshear to investigate and overhaul the state's child welfare system. The call comes after a judge ordered the release of documents in the death of 9 year old Amy Dye, who was beaten to death by her adoptive brother. Beshear's spokesman, Terry Sebastian, said in a statement Monday that the safety of Kentucky's children is one of the governor's top priorities, and Beshear is reviewing all options available to see if there are steps that should be taken to make them even safer. Court records show that social workers either ignored or dismissed allegations of abuse and neglect against the girl. Brooks says he thinks a thorough review and restructuring of the Kentucky's child-welfare system should be ordered based on information now available in Dye's case.
