Lackawanna County Prison doubled the amount of time per day inmates can access e-books and religious and educational materials on prison-provided tablet computers free of charge.
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enforce the law with judgment and fairness. it s simply the right and moral thing to do. one of attorney general sessions predecessor, eric holder pushes the smart on crime plan. he said he thinks this plan is dumb on crime. under the smart on crime plan, there would be wiggle room for prosecutors like not disclosing in court what quantity a drug a defendant was arrested with as long as nobody got hurt during the crime or the arrest. that policy is over. rescinded by this attorney general. now some prison advocates, reform advocates, are alarmed. one thing we know about long prison sentences, they produce diminishing returns for public safety. people are in their 30s, 40s and 50s are much less likely to be involved in crime than people in their teens and 20s. so by lengthening prison terms, we re getting less public safety
anything but a holiday for americans reeling from extreme weather. lee is weakening to a tropical depression, but still a massive rain maker that could make travel across much of the country a nightmare. storms winds have helped fuel wildfires in central texas. at this hour, a thousand homes are in danger near austin. and later today, hurricane katia will unleash its first impact on the east coast. we re tracking this storm and tell you where that s headed in a moment. first, we want to begin with the flooding rains pounding the gulf coast since lee made la landfall in louisiana over the weekend. ed lavandera is in the city of lafitte this morning. what s it looking like where you are? reporter: they have shut it down because it is just after high tide here in southern louisiana. and that means that these floodwaters are going back up. many of the roadways in this area simply look like this. this isn t actually that deep but definitely treacherous enough for not allo