Seven tenths of a percent of America is behind bars. That doesn’t sound like much, right? Well, that is actually more than 2 million people. And get this: prisoners in China are only .118 percent of the total population, while Brazil locks up only .183 percent of its citizens. The data comes from the International Centre for Prison Studies via the BBC’s in depth report on prison life. Here is the
Of the roughly 500 detainees held at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, none is more notorious than Mohammad al-Qahtani, the so-called “20th hijacker.” Only weeks before 9/11, he tried to enter the U.S. illegally in Orlando, Fla., while the plot’s leader, Mohammad Atta, waited to pick him up in the airport parking lot. As the Pentagon has said, “Had al-Qahtani succeeded in entering the
Changing the Gender Bias in AgricultureWomen entrepreneurs are playing an important role in transforming global food security for economic growth, but they have to work twice as hard as men to succeed in agribusiness. Human Trafficking – Hidden in Plain SightThe media globally tends to have a bias to negative, sensational and headline grabbing stories and events and this certainly applies to repor
Not one to support it, nor to support its elimination. Not so long ago there were some similar case, in that the crimes were serious and the victim's families, in their grief, wanted max "punishing". The Oklahoma way, McVeigh, was to end his life asap for what he'd done, evidence be damned. Another in Florida, the families wanted the culprit kept alive as long as possible, thinking as blobajob th
By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs Posted on Sun Jan 01, 2006 at 01:12:30 PM EST Tags: (all tags) A new law went into effect in Great Britain today, allowing police to arrest for every offense, no matter how trivial: Police are to be given sweeping powers to arrest people for every offence, including dropping litter, failure to wear a seat belt and other minor misdemeanours. The measures, which c
Top Stories Osaka arson-murder suspect says he wanted to commit suicide Crime › 01:45 PM JST - 5th October OSAKA — The arson suspect in Wednesday's deadly blaze at a video parlor in Naniwa Ward, Osaka, has reportedly told police he… Continue Reading 7 Comments Importer says tainted Chinese-made chocolate snack sold nationwide National › 06:00 AM JST - 5th October OSAKA — An Osaka-based importer of
On December 25, 1996: the life of an innocent child was taken. This crime has remained unsolved for almost 28 years. We are asking for your help with any information that can help bring the killer(s) to justice. JonBenét Ramsey was six years old when she was reported missing on Dec. 26, 1996, after her family reported finding a ransom note inside their home in the 700 block of 15th Street. Her bod
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