Texas Raid Leaves 400 Children in Custody

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Published April 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

More than 400 children are in state custody following a raid on a polygamist sect in Texas. Madeleine Brand speaks with Darrell Azar of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services about the welfare of the children and how the state is coping with the strain on the system.

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