all we couldn't do it, and second, people would be angry at us". Removal of children to state care Once in state care, most of the children were placed in two reform schools, with the remainder being placed in foster care. During this time, the children expressed more of a desire to see Broussard than their own parents. The children acted much younger than their age and had little in the way of traditional schooling, instead displaying biblical and fitness knowledge. The children were "abnormally quiet and compliant" when initially entering care, but became more rowdy when they discovered they would not be beaten for misbehaving. The state attempted to recoup over $30,000 ($ in present US dollars) in costs of caring for the children removed from their parents, though the overall costs of the care were substantially more. By the end of 1988, Oregon state officials wanted to return some children to California to live with relatives. These plans were complicated a few weeks later when the children's parents, who had been visiting their children, announced that they would stop visiting as they refused to renounce their connection to Ecclesia. Ecclesia faced its own roadblocks in reunification when a judge blocked its request in July 1989 to let the children participate in a summer camp. Officials also tried, unsuccessfully, to prevent the children from meeting with defense lawyers. Legal proceedings The trial of Chambers, Brinson, Jackson, and Doolittle lasted three weeks. Many were angry that the defendants were only charged with manslaughter in Dayna's death, which the prosecutor explained by stating that more serious charges would have required more evidence of intent. During the trial, prosecutors said that Dayna's punishment stemmed from her stealing zucchini from another child and escalated from there. Several of the Ecclesia children testified that Dayna had been beaten 200 to 845 times, while children and adults testifying for the defense said it was 50 to 100 times. After a day of deliberation, the jury found all four defendants guilty of first-degree manslaughter. At the sentencing, Broussard asked the judge for clemency, but the four were sentenced to the maximum of 20 years. Brinson and Doolittle were eligible for parole in 40 months, Chambers and Jackson were eligible for parole in 10 years. On February 7, 1991, Federal prosecutors indicted Broussard, his brother Alvin, Chambers, Jackson, and four others for child slavery under the 13th