A former inmate who claimed guards set him up for a beating following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been awarded $25,000 by a federal jury for compensatory damages.
Jacques Dupree Miranda is a Muslim who claimed one guard at the Utah State Prison released death-row inmate Troy Michael Kell from a cell to attack him while other guards failed to intervene.
Miranda, 34, a convicted robber now out of prison, asked for $1 million from the Utah Department of Corrections.
The U.S. District Court jury in Salt Lake City lowered the request on Friday and refused to award punitive damages.
— Associated Press
Rock-legend impersonators
Actors portraying Elvis Presley and others treated shoppers and passers-by to a musical journey through time.
Pell grant changes
Changes to the federal Pell grants program have reached Utah schools as fewer students enroll for the summer.
Violinist retires
Frances Darger, a violinist of 69 years with the Utah Symphony, is set to retire this summer.
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