Laura Sullivan

Older Suspect Described As Controlling, Manipulative

Laura Sullivan — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:34:00 +0000

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

Big cheers in Watertown, Massachusetts, tonight and this tweet from the Boston Police Department, captured with three exclamation points, the hunt is over, the search is done, the terror is over, and justice has won, suspect in custody. We've been gathering a lot of information all day on the bombing suspects' backgrounds.

Without Reviews, Inmates Can Get Lost In U.S. Prison System

Laura Sullivan — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:09:00 +0000

Every year 10 million people funnel in and out of America's jails and prisons. And every year some of them get lost. Recently there have been two high-profile cases of such inmates — one who got out years too early, and one who stayed years too long. Both had disastrous consequences.

In January, Evan Ebel walked out of a Colorado prison four years too early. Two months later, he allegedly rang the doorbell of Tom Clements, the head of the Colorado Department of Corrections, shot him in the chest and killed him.

South Dakota Tribes Accuse State Of Violating Indian Welfare Act

Laura Sullivan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:44:33 +0000

For years now, council members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota have watched as the state's Department of Social Services removed children from the reservation and placed many of them in white foster homes, far from tribal lands.

Tribal Coalition Report Finds South Dakota 'Willfully' Violated Child Welfare Law

Laura Sullivan — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:44:00 +0000

South Dakota's foster care system "systematically violated the spirit and the letter" of a law meant to protect Native American children, a coalition of tribal directors from the state's nine Sioux tribes said in a report released Thursday night.

Tropical Storm Isaac Looms Over GOP Convention

Laura Sullivan — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:04:00 +0000

In Tampa, Fla., Republicans are closely watching the weather. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to pass by Tampa Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind. Monday also marks the day the GOP convention was to supposed to start, but organizers decided it was safer to cancel the first day of events. Guest host Laura Sullivan speaks with NPR's Jeff Brady about the preparations.

RNC Shuts Down Monday's Events Due To Storm

Laura Sullivan and Jeff Brady — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:16:00 +0000

The Republican National Convention in Tampa has canceled almost all events for Monday night, citing Tropical Storm Isaac. Convention organizers made that announcement saying safety is their primary concern. NPR's Jeff Brady joins guest host Laura Sullivan.

Fans Save Luke Skywalker's Tunisia Home

Laura Sullivan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Mark Dermul is a serious Star Wars fan. He was just 7 years old in 1977 when the original movie hit the theaters. As soon as the huge Star Destroyer flew across the opening scene, he was hooked.

"It hasn't left me," he says. At 42, Dermul now guides tours throughout North Africa, visiting sites that were featured in the blockbuster films.

On one 2010 trip back to planet Tatooine — OK, Tunisia — he and his tour group noticed that Luke Skywalker's boyhood home was decaying.

50 Years Later, Mystery Of Alcatraz Escape Endures

Laura Sullivan — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:35:00 +0000

Fifty years ago three men set out into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay in a raft made out of raincoats. It was one of the most daring prison escapes in U.S.

50 Years Later, Mystery Of Alcatraz Escape Endures

Laura Sullivan — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:53:00 +0000

The legend of the escape from Alcatraz has always held that Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin would return for the 50th anniversary of their famed 1962 prison breakout. Tuesday was that anniversary. And while the men, who would now be in their 80s, haven't been heard from in half a century, family members went to the island for the first time to wait — along with U.S. Marshals — just in case.

Return To Alcatraz: Will A Legend End After 50 Years?

Laura Sullivan — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:02:00 +0000

Fifty years ago, three men set out into the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay in a raft made out of raincoats. It was one of the most daring prison escapes in U.S.