Some of the most severely disabled Californians are cared for at state-run facilities. But a months-long investigation has uncovered a lack of accountability for reported abuse at the centers.
After Van Ingraham was found with his neck broken at the Fairview Developmental Center, police at the state institution closed the case without answers. But the patient's heartbroken brother went after evidence that state investigators had missed.
Friends, staff and supporters of the Center for Investigative Reporting gathered in San Francisco last week at the home of board member Steve Davis and his wife, Jill, to celebrate a historic honor: the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. CIR was one of only 15 organizations in six countries to receive the award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
In Ghaziabad, outside the protection of an American base, Lt. Lauren Luckey's commander, Lt. Col. Dan Wilson, tries to build relationships with Afghans amid violent clashes with insurgents.
