Finalist: The Philadelphia Inquirer , by Donald C. Drake
For his series "The Forsaken," a tragic portrait of the failure of mental health care in America.
Winners
Prize Winner in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting in 1983:
Loretta Tofani
For her investigation of rape and sexual assault in the Prince George's County, Maryland, Detention Center.
Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting in 1983:
R.G. Dunlop, Robert T. Garrett, Richard Whitt, Mike Brown, Bill Osinski and Stewart Bowman
For their series on illegal and dangerous operations in the coal industry.
The Jury
The Jury
Arnold Rosenfeld(Chair)
Editor, Dayton Daily News & Journal Herald
James B. King
Editor and Vice President, News and Editorial, The Seattle Times
Laurence G. O'Donnell
Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Burl Osborne
Vice President and Executive Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Frank Wright
Managing Editor/News, Star Tribune
Winners in Local Investigative Specialized Reporting
Paul Henderson
For reporting which proved the innocence of a man convicted of rape.
Clark Hallas and Robert B. Lowe
For their investigation of the University of Arizona Athletic Department.
Stephen A. Kurkjian, Alexander B. Hawes Jr., Nils Bruzelius, Joan Vennochi and Robert M. Porterfield
For articles on Boston's transit system.
Gilbert M. Gaul and Elliot G. Jaspin
For stories on the destruction of the Blue Coal Company by men with ties to organized crime.
1983 Prize Winners
Manuela Hoelterhoff
For her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.