Well she would post for herself but she doesn't even get out of bed or quit crying cause she misses her kids and I told you guys that Cy's got involved and it was cause of drug use
Look, these are her kids, and she's got to pull herself together and take charge, because
she knows more about this than you. She is not a damsel in distress that you can save.
Now, usually in these cases there is a set of goals the parent has to meet before getting their kids back. What are they and what has mom done to meet them?
If the abuse allegations are against one parent (neglect is abuse, abuse is not limited to beating) and not the other, removal of the abusive parent from the household might be sufficient in the eyes of some caseworkers. That didn't happen here, so there's something you're not telling us.
While CPS is involved, I find it highly unlikely that the children would be allowed by the court to be moved out of state, to the care of a relative of the incarcerated parent, especially without the permission of the mother, is she has retained any sort of (supervised?) parenting time. CPS generally likes to keep an eye on their charges.
Your friend knows whether or not she has heard from court, what arrangements she has with CPS regarding her parenting, and whether she has any court ordered parenting time. Apparently you don't have this information.