Prisons -- Overcrowding

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Roger Meinershagen Remote Interview (Corso); Illiteracy V/Prisons Package (Shelton); Prison Fellowship Package (Shelton). Segments on gubernatorial candidates for each political party, illiteracy (classes for prison inmates), and a prison fellowship program.

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Sam Lewis In-Studio Interview; Sen. Peter Kay Remote Interview; Lewis and Kay Interview (Palacio);"When the Rainbow Touches Down" Package (Britton). Segments on overcrowding in prisons and early parole, and Native American easel paintings.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists review topics relating to the Babbitt administration (prison changes/overcrowding, air and water quality, and population growth). Panelists include John Kolbe, Political Editor, Phoenix Gazette; Governor Bruce Babbitt.

Scope and Contents Department of Corrections Package (Shelton); Donna Leone In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Bommersbach Byline #37: Resolutions Package (Durrenberger); Camelback Landslide Package (Taylor). Segments on the reappointment of Department of Corrections Director Sam Lewis and issues facing the DOC, Bommersbach's Byline (New Year's resolutions for Arizona), and the impact of geological hazards on zoning. There are television advertisements for the first minute; the introduction sequence is then shown...

Scope and Contents Legislative Update Package, Sen. Alan Stephens Interview, Rep. Chris Herstam Interview (Taylor); Anne Bendheim Commentary (Bendheim). Segments on the 100-day mark of the Arizona Legislature session (issues including the budget, mental health services, AIDS testing, prison overcrowding, indigent health care, welfare reform, automobile insurance rate reduction, economic development, the King holiday bill, water transfers, and agriculture), and Anne Bendheim's commentary (how the state's...

Scope and Contents House Bill #2089 Package, Rep. Giordano Remote (Miller); Intensive Probation Package, Dan Prince In-Studio (Shelton); Soleri Bells Package (Bloom). Segments on the death of police officer Kenneth Collings, House Bill 2089, intensive probation supervision as a solution to prison costs and overcrowding, and Paolo Soleri's wind bells. There is a pre-show take for the first minute, during which time the title card is shown twice prematurely; the title card is then shown again and the episode...

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Prisoner Transfer Package, Carol Carpenter In-Studio (Miller); Freeway Costs Package, Charles Miller In-Studio (Shelton); Boys Ranch Package (Taylor). Segments on Maricopa County's fight with state government over inmate housing, Papago Freeway construction and growing costs, and the Arizona Boys Ranch's conservation program. There is a silent pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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County Attorney's Race Package, Hellon and DeGraw Interview (Palacio); County Assessor's Race Package, Hellon and DeGraw Interview (Bloom); Bommersbach's Byline #115 Package (McVae). Segments on Election '88 (Maricopa County government races for county attorney, county assessor, and county sheriff); Bommersbach's Byline (prison overcrowding and how the state is handling it).

Scope and Contents Mofford Set Up Package, George Cunningham Interview (Shelton); Career Ladder Package, Louann Bierlein Interview, Bev Hermon Interview (Bloom); Rick Tompkins Commentary (Tompkins). Segments on issues facing the Mofford Administration (leadership changes in the Legislature, prison overcrowding, the budget deficit, and loss of the supercollider project), an interview with Governor Mofford's Chief of Staff regarding state issues, a program rewarding teacher excellence (Career Ladder), and Rick...

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Pre-recorded. Segments on next week's opening of the 39th Arizona Legislature and issues that will be addressed (overcrowding in the prison system, increasing enrollment in the AHCCCS program, a proposal to double mental health funding, and an effort to revoke property tax breaks for ranchers and farmers), Hattie Babbitt's guest commentary (a sales tax-funded mass transit project), and the economic impact of the 1989 Fiesta Bowl.