State Roundup

Howell Livingston County team seeks tips in 1983 killing HOWELL, Mich. (AP) -- The Livingston County sheriff's department cold case team is seeking tips in the investigation into the unsolved killing of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in 1983 at the Oak Grove State Game Area. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte was the lead detective on investigation into the death of Christina Castiglione. He tells WHMI-FM that Castiglione was with friends in a vehicle but had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend and wanted out of the car. Her body was found March 29, 1983. There haven't been any arrests in the case that was investigated by the sheriff's department and Redford police. But authorities hope a tip could lead to a break in the case. Grand Rapids Court affirms ruling on Mich. pri son mental health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- A federal appeals court won't upset a ruling that says Michigan has followed requirements for improving mental-health care in prisons. In 2009, a federal judge in Kalamazoo found no reason to order new remedies in a long-running legal case about prison conditions. An appeals court last week said it won't reverse the conclusions of Judge Robert Jonker (YONK'-ur). The death of a 21-year-old mentally ill inmate in Jackson in 2006 put a spotlight on psychiatric care. Jonker's predecessor on the case, Judge Richard Enslen, ordered an end to punitive restraints and told the Corrections Department to improve mental-health services, especially in segregation units. Published: Tue, Mar 29, 2011