Shanesha Taylor was sentenced to 18 years probation after pleading guilty to child abuse. Her story gained national attention when a passerby reported crying coming from an SUV at a Salvation Army parking lot in Scottsdale, AZ.

Associated Press - A Phoenix woman who left her two young sons alone in a hot car during a job interview has pleaded guilty to felony child abuse.

by B. Cayenne Bird for Daily Kos

They’ve got law and order in Arizona. Just look at the case of Shanesha Taylor who is now being hung in the media of one of the worst states in America when it comes to the support of single moms. The articles and newscasts sound as if they are parroting press releases issued by the elected Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. Most are full of outright lies and distortions that need clarification which is my intent with writing this op-ed.

Less than three months after regaining custody of her children, Shanesha Taylor has been accused of wasting her opportunities. Taylor made headlines after she was arrested for leaving her two children in a car while she was interviewing for a job last summer.

PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors and a Phoenix woman reached a deal Friday that would allow her to avoid prosecution for leaving her two young sons alone in a hot car while she was at a job interview.

Shanesha Taylor, who faced being tried on two felony child abuse charges, said gratitude was the only thing she felt.

USA Today - A mother accused of leaving her two young children alone in her vehicle while she attended a job interview in Scottsdale was granted supervised contact with her children Thursday during a pretrial hearing.

Commissioner Richard Nothwehr granted the motion to allow Shanesha Taylor of Phoenix visitation rights for her 8-month-old and 2-year-old sons.

AZ Central - Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said Wednesday he will move forward with the felony child- abuse prosecution of Shanesha Taylor, the jobless mom whose Scottsdale arrest has drawn national attention and prompted calls for Taylor to receive assistance rather than punishment.

by Amity Payne

By now you must have heard the story of Shanesha Taylor, the homeless 38-year-old mother who was arrested on March 20 after leaving her children in her car while she went to an interview, was finally released from prison. Taylor, unable to afford daycare, left her six month old baby boy and a two-year old son in in her SUV for more than 45 minutes and has been charged with child abuse. She now faces a long legal battle, and upon her release, child protective services kept custody of her children.