Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1995 — Page 4
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BRIEFS Continued from A1 rental units in 30 duplex building by the end of November. Unity Park a Northside residential community that replaces the former Hometowne Apartments is the first phase of 10 buildings (20 rental homes) in the 4.9 million development. Unity Park is a joint development of three non-profit organizations; the Unity Park Residents Council, the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership and the King Park Area Development Corporation. Government at all levels assisted the development. The Indiana Housing Finance Authority, chaired by Lt. Frank O’Bannon, allocated $5.3 million in federal low-income housing tax credits which allowed Unity Park to raise more than half its needed funds through an investment by the National Equity Fund. The City of Indiana contributed over $ 1.3 mil 1 ion in federal CDBG funds to assist the development. 1995 Circle City Classic Coronation High school seniors are urged to stop by the Circle City Classic booth during Indiana Black Expo’s Platinum Celebration at the Indiana Convention Center and pick up and application for the 1995 Circle City Classic Coronation. Fr«« fans are available to those in need Challenged by Chicago’s killer heat wave, Center Township Trustee Julia Carson and her staff are distributing free fans for lowincome families and individuals in Center Township. The fans are available at the Trustee offices at 863 Massachusetts Ave. Fans can also be delivered for the elderly or ill. For more information call 633-3610. Senior citizens and individuals with disabilities are living more comfortably during this heat wave thanks to 80 window air conditioning units provided through an emergency $18,720 grant from The Indianapolis Foundation last year. The window air units are being redistributed by the Indianapolis Public Housing Authority to other housing projects.
June Moore fights hot temperatures during the city’s recent heat wave. (Recorder photo by Curtis Gyunn)
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The Indiana State Police are assisting Boys School investigators, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been called in, according to Pattison. The FBI has become involved because of the nature and content of the letters, to determine if any federal civil rights laws were violated, she added If it is determined laws were broken, the Recorder was told Governor Evan Bay h stands ready to act accordingly. “It is unclear at this point whether any laws were broken, but if they were the state will take appropriate action against those involved,” said Steve Campbell, deputy press secretary of the state. “But the rules of DOC were broken, and that behavior will not be tolerated.” Campbell said Bayh “ordered DeBuryn to have an immediate investigation into the incident.” “We’re going to do everything in our power to find out who the culprits are,” Campbell said. “We’re going to do everything, up to and including termination. And, if it was DOC employees, we’re going to throw the book at them. “We want employees to know we’re going to do everything we can to find out who is responsible. All employees, Black or white, have a right to work without being harassed. Although people have freedom of speech, it it was done on state time by state employees using state resources, it is defi-
nitely wrong.” But even if those responsible are punished, one Black employee at the school says that will not solve other existing problems. Ronald Clark pointed out inci^ dents involving himself and white superiors. “A white inmate made a written statement that I allowed the kids to fight,” Clark explained. “When Lt. Hale asked me about the allegations, I told him they weren’t true, but he took me off regular duty and put me on outside perimeter. Although there were two others (employees) under investigation (for unrelated incidents), this only happened to me.” Clark also said he was reprimanded for wearing a shirt with Jesus Christ printed on it, and was later told it was against policy. According to Pattison, during a meeting with Boys School superintendent Kevin Moore, Evelyn Ridley-Turner, deputy commissioner of Juvenile Services, and the Black custody staff, some staff raised concerns about not receiving promotions. They also revealed they were not always being covered in high security areas. Ridley-Turner “instructed Lonnise Roberson (affirmative action director) to interview those who wish to speak about those concerns,” Pattison said. It is unsure when the investigation into the letters will be concluded. But according to Pattison, “the commissioner said as long as it takes.”
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