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"Prison Predator"
Overcrowding in California's 33 prisons has led to inmate violence, death and an alarming lack of accountability among prisons workers. In the past year, Lancaster state prison has seen two deaths as a result of inmate violence. In both cases, officials have keep quiet. A federal court ruling has asked California prison officials to relieve the overcrowding by releasing 40,000 inmates, though the ruling has been met by resistance by the governor and other politicians.
Tags: Lancaster; California prisons; inmate violence; jail violence; Greg Thomas; Cayenne Byrd; California Department of Corrections
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The Price of Power
In the first installment of a series about military spending, the Wall St. Journal reports on how the government consistently misuses its military money. The writers claim, "Nowhere is the military's failure to adapt to the modern world more evident than the way it treats its people." They go on to cite examples of how the military could increase efficiency by updating its services. A significant number of helpful graphs and illustrations that detail military spending in post-Cold War military operations accompany the story.
Tags: Congress; Pentagon; Navy; military inefficiency; post-Cold War military operations