Scared straighter: a bold new program confronts wannabe gang members with far harsher realities than prison (potential gang members meet disabled gang members)

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A new program 'In My Shoes' features gang members who suffer disabilities from gunshot wounds to the brain or spinal cord. They meet with potential gang members in a one-on-one setting. The young people also undergo simulated disabilities such as trying to dress with a hand and arm restrained.

Innovations, Personal narratives, Prevention, Juvenile offenders, Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, Criminal rehabilitation, Gunshot wounds

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Motorola's long-distance call

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Motorola Inc plans to launch 77 satellites during the 1990s and establish a giant telephone switching network. The system will allow consumers to call from anywhere on the planet. Motorola has been driven by vision, ever since it started in 1928 as the Galvin Manufacturing Company.

Management, Cellular telephone equipment industry, Motorola Inc., MOT

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The gang that couldn't snitch straight

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Henry Leon Harris was the director of the El Rukn's drug operations, but he later served as a government informant. Prosecutors' hopes of breaking up the gang ended when a judge ruled that the prosecutors were withholding information and giving Harris preferential treatment.

Cases, Crime, Chicago, Illinois, Harris, Henry Leon

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