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That's why some states are opting not to open the cells of current inmates. Instead, they're making it harder for those who are already out on parole to return to prison. Parolees who commit minor infractions - missing a meeting with a parole officer, for instance - account for an astonishing proportion of incarceration costs. "Every year," Stanford's Petersilia told the Los Angeles Times recently, "[the state of California] sends some 70,000 parolees back to prison, about 30,000 from L.A. County alone. Most serve two to three months. Everybody knows this revolving door does not protect...
...convincing Moscow that there are areas of common interest - Afghanistan, ending the spread of weapons of mass destruction, piracy - on which the former adversaries can work together. In the long term he imagines a "true strategic partnership" between Russia and NATO. But he insists that the organization will remain open to new members - which potentially means Ukraine and Georgia, both of whom have been promised eventual membership, a move that would enrage Moscow. "No country outside NATO can veto NATO decisions to enlarge the organization," Rasmussen says. Nor can the alliance "accept a notion like a special Russian sphere...
...play, co-captain Brian Grimm played a long ball to the left corner that managed to find senior winger Desmond Mitchell, who was darting down the sideline. Mitchell dribbled past the Black Knights’ defenders and knocked the ball into the net at the far post to open the scoring. “We were focused on coming out strong,” Mitchell said. “With our high-pressure mentality, it was a great way to start the game.” Mitchell spent the rest of the opening half tormenting the right side...
Though most of them have yet to open up, Pfoho residents seem to like their wall...
...negotiating away its nuclear rights. That doesn't necessarily preclude a diplomatic solution to the standoff, but it underscores the likelihood that the Western powers might have to compromise on their own demands in order to achieve one. In some previous rounds of negotiation, Iran has been more open to discussing strengthening the IAEA monitoring regime and other safeguards against weaponization. Right now, however, it's far from clear that Iran is in an accommodating mood, given its fierce and ongoing domestic power struggle. (Read "A Nuclear Deadline Looms for Iran - and for Obama...