Racism in N.J.’s child protection system – nj.com – NJ.com

One unguarded moment of desperation nearly cost Iesha Hammons everything.

A stay-at-home mother of three, Hammons was not the kind of person who went looking for a fight. She said she spent years “walking on eggshells” in an abusive relationship because she believed her children needed their parents under one roof. When she finally got a restraining order against the children’s father and his family, she thought the worst was over.