This is Part 3 in a 3 part series being blogged by Terry Goddard; Arizona's Attorney General.
Terry, if you don't know, was long-time Phoenix mayor when Democrats couldn't get elected to dog catcher. He is an unabashed, fighting Democrat who took down the famous "Phoenix 40" by bringing a district system to the Phoenix city council which elected 3 Latinos and 1 African-American that year.
He became Arizona's HUD Director in the Clinton years and then got elected to Attorney General in 2002. Rumors are that he will succeed Governor Janet Napolitano in 2010.
Every child should be able to feel safe in his or her own home. However, for the children living in meth labs, their home lives often consist of abuse, neglect, and hazardous, unsanitary conditions. Their parents, who are supposed to be caring for them, are consumed by their methamphetamine addictions, and place their children at great risk on a daily basis. The Arizona Attorney General's DEC program has been prosecuting cases like these since 2000, dealing with a total of 285 drug endangered children.
