Joseph Shapiro
Stories
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Law & Courts
Couples say they can't get married because of this government program's outdated rules
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Health
A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no
The young North Carolina woman has refused to go to a nursing home in another state. While she wants to leave the hospital, she asks to live in her own home, close to family and her school.
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National
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.
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Investigations
New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation
More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, lawyers' committee report says.
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National
Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them
A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.
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National
A closer look at the practice of billing parents for their child's foster care
Loss of parental rights can be the ultimate punishment from a court. Unpaid debts for foster care can delay the reunion. Some parents are still getting bills even though the feds told states to stop.
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National
The federal government will allow states to stop charging families for foster care
Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.
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National
Lawmakers call for probe into deadly federal prison
Following a Marshall Project/NPR report detailing violence and abuse at the newest federal penitentiary, three members of Congress asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate
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National
How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest
Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.
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National
Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities
Congress told the Transportation Security Administration and airlines in 2018 to improve air travel for people with disabilities. But TSA data and stories from flyers suggest little has improved.