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NPR's Jason Beaubien reports from Boston on a series of allegations that prison guards in Massachusetts have systematically brutalized inmates. Generally, it's hard for prison inmates to substantiate their complaints of physical abuse by guards. And watchdog groups and journalists usually can't get access to prisons or documents.

More than two months after the election, TV news networks are still trying to figure out why they made so many mistakes in reporting the results. NPR's Lynn Neary looks at how the networks are trying to improve their coverage.

NPR's John McChesney reports the Justice Department today told a Federal Appeals court that the federal judge who ordered the breakup of the big software maker had made the right decision and that, contrary to Microsoft's accusations, the judge in the case was not biased.

Near the end of World War Two, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine, beginning a harrowing four-and-a-half day experience for the crew. As they waited for rescue, many of them were eaten by sharks. The ship's captain was later court martialed. But the crew felt the captain was unfairly accused. After fifty five years, Congress restored his honor. Noah Adams talks with Peter Maas, author of the forward to Abandon Ship: The Saga of the U.S.S.Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster, by Richard F. Newcomb, which has just been reissued. (8:00) Abandon Ship: The Saga of the U.S.S.Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster, by Richard F. Newcomb, is published by Harper Collins, December 2000. Maas is also author of The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History, a Harper Mass Market Paperback, published August 2000.

Scott talks with NPR's science correspondent David Kestenbaum about why depleted uranium is the source of so much controversy abroad.

Scott Simon talks with Sherry Sabin. Mrs. Sabin's sixth grade class contributed the first three hundred and seventy-eight dollars of the 1.6 million dollars it took to build the newest addition to the FDR memorial - a statue of Roosevelt sitting in a wheelchair. The statue was unveiled on Wednesday.

Back in the 1970s, Marc McDonald was hired as Microsoft's first employee. He rejoins the company this week after a 15 year break. He speaks with Scott.

America's premiere auto show opens to the public in Detroit today. Journalists, car company executives and auto analysts have reviewed last year's record breaking performance, and are now preparing for what looks to be a slower year. Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET reports.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about film director Steven Soderbergh. Mr. Soderbergh might have two films -- Traffic and Erin Brockovich -- nominated for Oscar's best picture of the year.

Member station KJZZ's Mark Moran reports on a new ten year plan for fire supression in Arizona and New Mexico.