Substandard facilities for youth offenders nationwide
A Justice Department report finds overcrowded juvenile facilities with poor bed space, health screening, and death by own action controls. It covers 964 centers holding 65,000 youths, notes 11,000 juveniles attempted suicide and 24,000 inmate attacks annually, and calls for improved treatment environments and health testing. Major officials quoted include John J. Wilson.
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Washington
Justice Department
John J. Wilson
Office of
Juvenile Justice and
Cidal
Abzug and Winfrey Lead 25 Women Inductees
SENECA FALLS N Y AP Bella Abzug a former congresswoman and feminist icon among 25 women inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Oprah Winfrey and Wilma Rudolph did not attend due to scheduling and illness. Attendees included Geraldine Ferraro Antonia Novello Muriel Siebert and Betty Bone Schiess who discussed advances and ongoing challenges for women in politics and the church.
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Seneca Falls
N.Y
Congress
Bella Abzug
House of Representatives
National
Women’s Hall of Fame
Abzug
New York
National Women's Political Caucus
U.S. Senate
Women USA Fund
Oprah Winfrey
Wilma
Rudolph
Winfrey
Geraldine Ferraro
Ferraro
Antonia Novello
U.S
Helen Hunt
Catherine Hast
Muriel Siebert
New York Stock Exchange
Betty Bone Schiess
America
Alaska Native firms win 9.7 million in Exxon Valdez case
A six native corporations and a borough won 9.7 million dollars in Anchorage Superior Court after a 10 day trial over land damages from the Exxon Valdez spill. Plaintiffs sought 129 million, while Exxon prepares an appeal of a separate 5 billion punitive verdict. The spill damaged remote lands in Prince William Sound and affected local fisheries and sustenance.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Exxon Valdez Oil
Prince William Sound
Tim Petamenos
Brian Shortell
Petamenos
Exxon
John Clough
Reali
Hasidic prayer row in New York bus pits sects
Sima Rabinovicz, a Lithuanian-born mother of two, refused to move from the back seat on a Monsey Trails bus so Hasidic men could pray. She says she felt like a second class citizen as drivers and company officials debated rights and courtesy. The Becket Fund argues seat changes are a matter of religious liberty and common courtesy.
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New York
Sima Rabinovicz
Lithuania
Rabinovicz
Vilnius
Monsey Trails Company
Spring Valley
Manhattan
Chaim Langer
Monsey Trails Bus Line
Lunger
Kevin Hassan
Becket Fund For Religious Liberty
Washington
Hassan
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Pediatric Aids Foundation
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Bungalo Books
Bianchi
Avon East
Avon Village
EST Bank
EST
FIC
Avon Branch
Detroit Road
Gerber's
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Marraman Taare
Rosa Parks
Emily Post
New York Civil Liberties Union
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