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"type": "rich",
"version": "1.0",
"provider_name": "Action Network",
"provider_url": "https://actionnetwork.org",
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"author_name": "CWA D1 New Jersey",
"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/cwa-new-jersey",
"title": "CWA Memorial for Pamela Knight",
"thumbnail_url": "https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/080/213/normal/CWA_Memorial_for_AFSCME_Sister_Pamela_Knight_(1).png",
"description": "Dear CWA Sisters and Brothers, On Friday, September 29, 2017, at 5 p.m., Pamela Knight, a 59-year-old child protective services workers employed by the State of Illinois, received a call that a 2-year-old child on her caseload was unsafe. Instead of going home, she rushed to the home of the child with a member of the county Sheriff's department to remove the child. When she got there, the father had left the home with the child and was reportedly at his parents' home in another county. The Sheriff's officer could not go to that county. Pam called the county sheriff's department and asked that someone meet her there. But no one officer was there when Pam got to the grandparents' home. When Pam went into the home she was brutally attacked by the father and as a result of that attack she went into a coma and she remained unconscious until Thursday, February 8, 2018, when she died. Her attacker has been charged with first degree attempted murder. Pam's local union, AFSCME, contributed to a fund to support Pam's family, and Pam's husband has thankfully received the fund and has asked that no further funds be contributed to the family. Mr. Wright has dedicated himself to changing the policies and laws in Illinois that did not protect his wife. In honor of Pam, and of all child protective services workers, CWA is asking our members to sign on to the following letter which will be placed on a plaque and shared with Pam's family.",
"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cwa-memorial-for-pamela-knight"
}