Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 27 1997 — Page 15 (jiirl X fund prganizer took most cjf money CHICAGO (AP) — The woman who raised more than $250000 to the crime victim known only as Girl X admits she has spent only $1000 on the girl while paying herself $20000 Authorities said she also lied about her own criminal past When she registered 27 CLOSED THURS NOV Word-Son- gs IN ORDER TO GET READY FOR THE SALE! Ministries with the state community organizer Beverly Reed did not indicate she had pleaded guilty to felony charges in the past state officials said Reed pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in 1988 and to forgery in 1990 according to court records Girl X was 9 years old when she was found Jan 9 in a stairwell at the Cabrini-Gree- n housing project apparently left for dead She had been beaten sexually That Entire Houseful of fine furniture BUY 345 EVKY YOU'VE WANTED CAN BE YOURSI OR MORE ROOMFULS AND SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS NOW! ITEM CLEARLY TAGGED AT UNBEUEVABLE REDUCTIONS! tom LMnaroomn assaulted and poisoned with Day MM MflhtstancM roach killer Reaction to die crime was slow in coining and many blacks were indignant that the slaying of beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in Colorado the previous month initially got more attention in Chicago than the attack cm the black girl The girl spent five months at a cunt Pius much moral EVENTJ HERE! EVERYJTEM IN rHEIRiVASTjNVENTORYXwWBELEARLYTACCEDTJWIRORTANT J rPRiCEREDUCTiOSMFYOUjLANJO'BUWANYNEWFURNITUREl PRICE steep sofan ’ PROTOUfMl DHnfl Roomri Youth Beetroot A'PREvHOtlDAYiTOTAUSAVINCS FsmlyRoomsi 'A IT HAPPENS FRIDAY SATURDAY ThIKMBOtM iMfraei Eatsl ' oaaw X'V'incturetf if " - $ s WbUMM - -- yf pWoHove RECLINERS NOV 28TH Futons A Large Selection Stock METAL FRAMES Of Futons In 29TH 9:50 UL to 8 pm 5 Piece Oak Dining Set' o 719 hospital unable to walk see speak or feed herself Now at a rehabilitation center she is said to have made little progress and was expected to need substantial care for the rest of her life Attorney General Jim Ryan’s office began investigating the WordSongsGirl X Fund after lawyers for the girl’s family complained that Reed had spent little or nothing on the child The fund contained about $264000 at its peak Reed president of WordSongs Ministries answered “no” on a state application that asked if any officers directors or employees have ever been charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony said Floyd Perkins of die attorney general's charitable trust division Reed acknowledged last week - BASSETT ASHLEY OAKWOOD INTERIORS that' she had paid herself a HARRIS MARCUS salary that she would get yearly and that only about $1000 had been spent on Girl X She said strained relations with the girl’s mother prevented her from spending more But she declined to discuss the controversy further on Monday DOUGLAS HAGGA $20000 administrative fee a She previously has spoken openly about her background saying she was abused as a child and turned to prostitution and drugs before putting her life together six years ago Reed’s attorney Ralph Bernstein said reporters were exaggerating Reed's background and involve- kl PLUS MANY MANY MOREI v Daybeds Polydeck A Mattnu mparat e ment in the fond Study critical of mandatory sentencing BOSTON (AP) — Mandatory drug sentences are wasteful because many of the criminals they affect are nonviolent offenders according to a study of Massachusetts inmates The Harvard study found that half the drag offenders in Massachusetts state prisons have previously been charged with a violent offense and one in three drug offenders has had a prior conviction for a violent offense It said more than 60 percent of Starting at 59°° 7 Styles to choose from You’ll Love This! KING SIZE SWIVEL RECUNER ROCKER Ultra comfortable overstuffed rocker redlner fough Hercukm velvet covers in Hue brown a mauve Plus more those incarcerated for drug offenses have no light or moderate criminal records as defined by the Massachusetts Sentencing Get the BttT of bofo Commission formed by die state Legislature to review sentencing policies “Mandatory sentencing laws Tiring are wasting prison resources on nonviolent low-lev- el offenders and reducing resources available ’’ to lock up violent offenders N William Brownsberger a researcher in drug policy at Har- $47995 FuU$69995 fQuMm$89995 uirarjr - va KingWrf $119995 vard Medical School and the study's leader said Monday bundatory sentences are the required minimum penalties for crimes They reduce judges' roles in deciding prison terms for some criminals The study of 1175 inmates funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation also found that blacks and Hispanica are much more likely to be imprisoned for drag offenses than whites The nde of prison admission was 81 times higher for His- Aics and 39 times higher for i than for whites it NEW EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS 0lslilO(OimUlSS£lXS9(&KSI M4AE93MPM FOE YOUR SHOPPING conn g)© I jWHtth o (usmsm ° 599 |