http://people.tribe.net/agent_lee/blog Tribe.net. Local Connections http://people.tribe.net/agent_lee/blog/03ea8066-ff57-402e-9d14-531fb095e025 <div>Record-High Ratio of Americans in Prison By DAVID CRARY – 1 hour ago 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 tracking the surge in inmate population and urging states to rein in corrections costs with alternative sentencing programs.... "For some groups, the incarceration numbers are especially startling," the report said. "While one in 30 men between the ages of 20 and 34 is behind bars, for black males in that age group the figure is one in nine." The nationwide figures, as of Jan. 1, include 1,596,127 people in state and federal prisons and 723,131 in local jails — a total 2,319,258 out of almost 230 million American adults. The report said the United States is the world's incarceration leader, far ahead of more populous China with 1.5 million people behind bars. It said the U.S. also is the leader in inmates per capita (750 per 100,000 people), ahead of Russia (628 per 100,000) and other former Soviet bloc nations which make up the rest of the Top 10.</div> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:01:42 GMT http://people.tribe.net/agent_lee/blog/03ea8066-ff57-402e-9d14-531fb095e025 agent_lee 2008-02-28T18:01:42Z http://people.tribe.net/agent_lee/blog/865bfb7a-d255-4353-92b5-7da0f6af2051 <div>Judge's ruling lifts stay on civil unions Posted by The Oregonian February 01, 2008 17:00PM Categories: Top Stories A federal judge this afternoon threw out a lawsuit against Oregon's domestic partnership law, allowing the legislation to go into effect about 4:20 p.m. The verdict was greeted with honking horns and shouts of joy outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland. </div> Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:23:27 GMT http://people.tribe.net/agent_lee/blog/865bfb7a-d255-4353-92b5-7da0f6af2051 agent_lee 2008-02-02T01:23:27Z