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United States incarceration rate
A graph of the incarceration rate under state and federal jurisdiction per 100,000 population 1925-2008 (omits local jail inmates). The male incarceration rate ( top line ) is ~15 times the female rate ( bottom line ). The incarceration rate in the United States of America is the highest in the world.
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House of Representatives? Hardly. May 21, 2001 The following “Dear Colleague” letter was sent by the office of Rep.
Hastings Letter
This image, taken by a Democratic source, shows Josh Fox being arrested by Capitol Hill police. WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to film a Wednesday hearing on a controversial natural gas procurement practice. Initial reports from sources suggested that an ABC News camera was also prevented from taping the hearing; ABC has since denied that they sent a crew to the hearing. Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland" was taken into custody by Capitol Hill police this morning, along with his crew, after Republicans objected to their presence, according to Democratic sources present at the hearing.
'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans (UPDATES)