ABC10's reporting on California conservatorships wins Gracie Award
ABC10 Sacramento focused on abuses and neglect of disabled persons by the California state bureaucracy controlling their lives through conservatorships. ABC10 Sacramento has won the Gracie Award for its reporting on California conservatorships, a legal tool that allows individuals unable to care for themselves to be controlled by the state. The award was given to the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), a nonprofit supporting women across all media segments. The Gracie Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in media dedicated to women, by women, and about women. ABC10 Sacramento's "The Price of Care: Taken by the State" series focused on abuses and neglect of disabled persons by the California state bureaucracy, leading to legislative changes. Following the story's coverage, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill limiting conservatorship over individuals after the story aired.
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ABC10 Sacramento focused on abuses and neglect of disabled persons by the California state bureaucracy controlling their lives through conservatorships.
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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), the nonprofit supporting women across all media segments, announced winners of the 49th Annual Gracie Awards Thursday.
The Gracies celebrate outstanding achievements in media dedicated to women, by women, and about women.
The Gracie Awards Luncheon will be held June 18 at Cipriani’s in New York City.
About 'The Price of Care'
"The Price of Care: Taken by the State" is a two-year investigation digging into the legally complex legal tool giving civil rights and liberties of someone unable to care for themselves to another person or entity. In Season Two, reporter Andie Judson and the ABC10 Originals team investigated the state agency responsible for the rights and needs of all Californians with disabilities, including separating families by conserving people with disabilities and cutting all contact and communication with their loved ones.
In a series of five reports, ABC10 Sacramento focused on abuses and neglect of disabled persons by the California state bureaucracy controlling their lives through conservatorships. Through the stories of victims, reporter Andie Judson detailed a system that ignored their interests and isolated them from their families. The reports were part of a two-year investigation by ABC10 widely credited with legislative reform.
Not only is her award-winning reporting shining a light on the abuse some of the most vulnerable Californians are facing, but it's also leading to legislative changes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill limiting conservatorships that grant legal guardianship over individuals after the story aired. The new law will give potential conservatees preference for selecting a conservator and make it easier to end probate conservatorship.
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: The Price of Care: Taken by the State | A one-hour special