Guards on trial for staging fights at Corcoran prison
Federal trial opens for eight Corcoran State Prison guards accused of inciting violence and staging fights between rival inmates. Four face possible life terms for the fatal shooting of inmate Preston Tate during a 1994 brawl. Prosecutors argue the case tests departmental accountability amid reforms following Tate’s death and an $825,000 settlement.
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Calif
California
Corcoran
FBI
Department of Corrections
Catherine Campbell
California Prison Focus
Curtis Sisk
James Maddock
Correc
Central Valley
Truman Jennings
Michael Gipson
Timothy Dickerson
Raul Tavarez
Douglas Martin
John Vaughn
Jerry Arvizu
Christopher Bethea
Preston Tate
Bethea
Tate
Franklin Zimling
Earl Warren Legal Institute
University of California At Berkeley
AP among Pulitzers winners for journalism work
The AP earned an investigative reporting prize for its Korean War mass killing series. The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Denver Post, and Denver Rocky Mountain News also won for public service, national reporting, photography, and breaking news. The Village Voice led international reporting. Other prizes went to Great Falls Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Los Angeles Times, and a portrait of Gee's Bend.
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New York
Korea
Colorado
Kosovo
Associated Press
U.S
Columbia University
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Paul Gigot
Denver Daily
Columbine High School
Denver Post
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Village Voice
New York City
Mark Schoofs
Africa
Eric Newhouse
Great Falls
Mont
Tribune
George Dohrmann
St. Paul
Kevorkian Wins Humanitarian Award in Cambridge
The Youk family accepted the Gleitsman Foundation Citizen Activist Award for Humanitarianism on Kevorkian on behalf at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge. Melody Youk traveled from Waterford Michigan to honor him for his role in her husband Thomas Youk’s 1998 ALS death. Demonstrators protested inside the hotel lobby as Kevorkian awaits prison term after a second degree murder conviction.
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Cambridge
Mass
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Melody Youk
Waterford
Mich
Melody
Terrence Youk
Gleitsman Foundation
Charles Hotel
Thomas
Lou Gehrig
Youk
CBS
60 Minutes
First steps toward Elian's return from Miami
After five months the Gonzalez family met with government psychiatrists to plan Elian’s transfer to his father Juan Miguel in Bethesda. A large Miami crowd gathered at Lazaro Gonzalez's home, pledging peaceful protest while fearing a failed reunion and possible immigration action.
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Miami
Elian Gonzalez
Elian
Lazaro Gonzalez
Washington, D.C
Ninoska Perez
Cuban American National Foundation
Little Havana
Carlos Rodriguez
Mary Riverson
Janet Reno
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Bethesda
America
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ed Rosasco
Mercy Hospital
Marisleysis
INS
Maria Cardona
Senate hearings probe funeral industry practices
Senate Aging Committee opened hearings on aggressive funeral sales and potential consumer fraud as the multibillion dollar industry grows. Critics cite high costs and online buying options while industry reps defend problem resolution, noting 80 percent consumer satisfaction.
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Washington
Senate
Special Committee On
John Breaux
Louisiana
Paul Elvig
International Cemetery and Funeral Association
Funeral
Grassley
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