A federal judge on Tuesday turned back U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's attempt to move his political corruption trial to Washington, D.C., noting that New Jersey is the senator's "long-time home state and political base. [...] "Defendant's allegations were mostly naked without the clothes of reality," [U.S. District Court Judge William] Walls said. "This case will certainly not be better off in the District of Columbia," Walls said.
"Defendant's allegations were mostly naked without the clothes of reality," [U.S. District Court Judge William] Walls said. "This case will certainly not be better off in the District of Columbia," Walls said.
So after some deliberation, on Monday the Fiorina super PAC changed its name. It’s no longer Carly for America. It’s now Conservative, Authentic, Responsive Leadership for You and for America—though it will be known by the acronym CARLY for America.
In previewing missions in the search for life and discussing its challenges, the scientists confess they "can’t even agree on a definition of what life detection is."
Researcher Anita Mukherjee studied a decade of data from Mississippi (which has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country) and found that private prisons there doled out twice the amount of infractions against inmates, lengthening their sentences by an average of 2-3 months. The extra time, Mukherjee found, adds up to an increase of about $3,000 in additional costs per prisoner. Mukherjee also noted that inmates housed in private prisons were more likely to wind up back in the system after being released—despite industry claims of lower recidivism rates. The study, which compares length of stays in private and public prisons, is not the first to highlight strategies undertaken by the private prison industry to raise returns for stockholders.
The study, which compares length of stays in private and public prisons, is not the first to highlight strategies undertaken by the private prison industry to raise returns for stockholders.