Iguala Day of the Dead overshadowed by 43 missing students
In Iguala Guerrero the Day of the Dead is colored by the disappearance of 43 college students seized by police on Sept 26. Residents describe mass graves and ongoing searches while authorities deploy soldiers and gendarmerie to quell tensions and calm families.
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Iguala
Mexico
Lino Ponce Gonzalez
Guerrero
Alicia Mejia Ortiz
Mexico City
Carranco Garcia
Jesus Murillo Karam
Ponce
Allud
Chihuahua
Sonora
Enrique Pena Nieto
Napoleon Hernandez
City jails grapple with care standards amid private contract concerns
Critics argue nonprofit and for profit jail health providers vary in quality. An AP review notes Corizon's 2012 good rating fell to 2013 fail due to leadership and unit care issues. Corrections officials cite fixed payments for care and ongoing improvements in guard health-worker interactions to ensure inmate access to services.
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New York City
Texas
Connecticut
Bobby Cohen
Jail Health
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx
Corizon
Susan Morgenstern
Correction
Joseph Ponte
Ponte
Prison health care failures tied to NYC jail deaths
The AP reviewed 44 of 98 inmate deaths in New York City jails over five years, finding 15 cases involve subpar care or delays. Mark Johnson, 32, died in May 2013 in a Rikers mental observation unit after prolonged symptoms. his mother sues the city claiming earlier hospital care could have saved him.
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New York City
Mark Johnson Johnson
Rikers
Johnson
June Broer
Teen dating violence differs by age and gender study
Researchers note that girls aged 12 to 14 show more serious threats and violence than boys, while boys aged 15 to 18 become the more common perpetrators. The study urges prevention programs in middle school addressing both victimization and perpetration and highlights two way abuse as prevalent.
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Mumford
Mumford and Taylor
Andra Tharp
CDC
Tharp
Elizabeth Miller
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC
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Sergio Fajardo
Cocula
Manelich Castilla
San Gregorio
Carmen Perez
Rolando Perez
Rolando Perez Jr
New York
Brown University
Center For
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