April 14, 2001

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An index of this week's stories:

Grandma Moses (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on Before Outsider Art, She Was In: A new exhibition that brings together the most popular works by Anna Mary Robertson, known as Grandma Moses. The artist died in 1961 at age 101. - 7:00

Macedonia (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Guy Raz reports from Skopje that the recent fighting in northwest Macedonia has highlighted the country's deep ethnic divisions. His report gives a sampling of opinion from both communities. - 6:50

Modern Segregation (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that despite census figures showing greater diversity and less segregation in the U.S., many big city neighborhoods are still divided along racial lines. (7:30)

Reaction to US Crew's Return by Family Members (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports on the reaction of the families of the spy plane crew members released yesterday. After a stop for debriefing in Hawaii, they'll be on their way back to home base on Whidbey Island, Washington. - 6:50

Panda (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on the pandas' shrinking habitat in China. Sichaun province where the pandas are raised has been hit hard by human growth over the past ten years. - 3:30

Prison Libraries (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Margot Adler reports on the changing fortunes of the prison library. Originally, the library was seen as the key to salvation, a place where prisoners could read religious tracts to better themselves. In the 1970s, the library became a legal resource for those serving time behind bars. Now, there are signs that prison libraries may be on the decline, due to court decisions and budget cuts. - 18:12

Teens in Adult Prisons (14.4 | 28.8) - Today, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report on the state of our juvenile justice system, with recommendations on how to improve outcomes for teens placed in adult jails. For the past ten years, states across the country have been enacting laws to allow teens to be prosecuted as adults. This has created a growing population of teens incarcerated in adult prisons. NPR's Michelle Trudeau visits some teens housed in three adult prisons in Arizona, and talks with the researchers who have been tracking how the youngest inmates are doing. - 6:03

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