It is that logic that perhaps explains why there are now only 42,000 staff in the National Offender Management Service in england and wales, while there were 19,000 back in 2010. But the logic of cutting prisons has perhaps reached a limit. The pressure of fewer staff in overcrowded jails has seen violence rise towards staff, other prisoners or in the form of self harm. Bad things are happening in ourjails, and its no surprise the president of the Prison Governors Association has written an open letter attacking the governments management of prisons. Heres elaine dunkley. Violence and rioting, volatility has gripped prisons in england and wales. Run. The pressure in our Prison Service building for staff and inmates. Get down. A breakdown in Law And Order caused by a shortage of staff and a growing Prison Population. A toxic mix according to the Prison Governors Association. Attacks on prison staff and drugs academic increasing concern around Mental Health and overcrowding, resources an
Was an era of political revolutions. The reverberations of which are still felt today. Latin america was really defined, the 1960s by the cuban revolution. There was a greater push for independence, sovereignty, autonomy from the United States. It was a region where some of the battles between capitalism and communism, oritarianism, played out with the greatest drama. It was an era of military coups everywhere from Central America down through brazil and argentina. There were movements not just in latin america, but in other parts of the world in the 60s and 70s to bring more Left Progressive government into power and in reaction to that, military dictatorships took hold in much of the Southern Cone and brazil. [narrator] inspired and at times supported by cuba, a half dozen nations saw political revolutions in the 1960s alone. This is a time of communism versus anticommunism and we saw a wave of military dictatorships come in in defense of democracy, but undermining and in fact, movin
Reason i think they would say they would sign such a bill that would weaken a critical component of Financial System reform aimed at reducing taxpayer risk. The senate could pass a bill as soon as today. Are we at bottom . Not yet. Oil closing below 60 a barrel for the First Time Since july 2009. This morning it dipped to 58. 80 a barrel. Theres speculation opecs biggest members will defend market share. West texas intermediate futures fell in new york. They have plunged 10 this week. Oil headed for its 10th weekly drop sense october after opec decided against reducing output. The director of the c. I. A. Made a rare move. He held a press conference yesterday to answer questions about the senate interrogation report. John beenen said it is unknowable whether Harsh Interrogation Tactics used oner it ror suspects used meaningful results. He also described soul searching in the aftermath of the 9 11 terror attacks. The Previous Administration faced agonizing choices about how to pursue al
Ending up in prison as adults. Police drop the gun do it now. The bigger challenge how to make a good decision under stressful circumstances. Life or death. In this country that is the debate now for what the ultimate price should be for people convicted of the most heinous crimes. As youll see in a moment at the center of that debate is this haunting question. What happens if we get it wrong . A life spent behind bars is a nightmare scenario for the wrongly convicted and death is obviously irreversible. According to amnesty international, the u. S. Put 35 inmates to death. The fifth most in the world ranking right behind iraq and sudan. The number of executions conducted worldwide dropped in 2013 compared to the year before. America was no exception. The u. S. Put to death the fewest inmates since 1984. 80 of those executions took place in three states, missouri, texas introduce was the first of four inmates scheduled to be executed in texas this month. Like other states where the Dea
We want to begin on the sunday morning with the question, should the u. S. Require mandatory voting . For democrats, the number to call is 202 7488000. For republicans, the number is 202 7488001. We also have a line for independents. 202 7458002. We welcome our listeners on cspan radio and around the world. You can send us a tweet at cspanwj. Or join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. In yemen rebels call supporters to arms. There will be a special meeting with the Un Security Council today in new york city. We want to get your opinion on mandatory voting. Should it be required. . Here is a story from the hill newspaper. This is part of a question in cleveland. Both, the president floating the idea of mandatory voting as a strategy in the short term to counter money and politics. In australia and other countries, there is mandatory voting. Remarks coming in response to the corrosive role of money and politics. The president says that his department of justice would defend voting righ