One percent of US adult population in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report.The report, released Thursday by the Pew Center on the States, said the 50 states spent more than $49 billion on corrections last year, up from less than [...]

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Yet another reason to impeach Bush

From the Boston Herald: WASHINGTON – President Bush ordered former Counsel Harriet Miers to defy a congressional subpoena and refuse to testify today about the firings of federal prosecutors, while a second former aide revealed new details yesterday about White House involvement in the dismissals. The possibility of contempt of Congress citations against both women [...]

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God forbid that detainees should actually have rights …..

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 7 minutes ago WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is nearing a decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility and move its terror suspects to military prisons elsewhere, The Associated Press has learned. Senior administration officials said Thursday a consensus is building for a proposal to shut [...]

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