On par with that of other liberal democracies. However, in the last 40 years weve seen a 7 increase in incarceration here in the land of the free. We now have by far the highest incarceration rate per capita of anywhere in the world other than maybe north korea but theres not enough data coming out to know for sure. So what is to blame for america being number one at locking up its own citizens . Many theories exist and that well be hearing about them from expert in the field, john pfaff has seen, its been 15 your studying data on imprisonment and if you to discuss his book which seeks to debunk some of the more popular theories while providing his own take on this national catastrophe. He is professor of law at Fordham University with a focus in criminal law, since the law and law of economics. He has been published in the journal of criminal law and criminology, american law and economics review, and federal sentencing reporter among others. He was richly written up in Rolling Stone
Badge after six decades on the job. How this Montgomery County officer plans to serve well into his retirement. This is fox 5 news at 10. We begin tonight with heavy downpours and gusty winds moving through the d d. C. Area. In fact some caused damage. Im shawn yancy. Im tony perkins. We have Team Coverage for you tonight. Northwest where an Apartment Building seen significant dabling. We begin tonight with so you sue with the latest on the storms track. Its been a busy night and this odd november day featured temperatures near 70 and created interesting downpours tonight that did not have any lightning with them. But have had strong and gusty winds. And at this hour we have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern portions of Anne Arrundel county. Not because of lightning but that could gust to 60 miles an hour. We saw that line come through the district. We had a few waves. Let me take you to ray sore so you can see where it is now. As we have light rain in and around the beltway t
Hollywood provided by tag time. Jane fonda costars with harvey cain in youth and at age 78 she is on a roll and she told scott how her newfound hollywood look met. I was out of the business. Ten years with ted turner, five years writing my mem areas. And between ted and my memoirs, i healed. I was unhappy and i thought i couldnt act any more. And i was 65 when i made my comeback movie when i made monster in law. Which was successful. And funny. And funny. And i feel very lucky. But the opportunities came my state of preparation. What a difference a year makes in syracuse, new york. Syracuse had nearly 28 inches of snow by this time last year. This year, less than one inch. The warm weather across the northeast made it coats optional for a number of last minute shoppers. Anna werner has more on a shopping season thats run hot and cold. Reporter at the Flemington Department store in new jersey, the warm weather has cooled apparel sales. Owner Martin Resnick says most of his heavy winter
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States of emergency ave been declared in georgia, tennessee and mississippi, where about 100 homes were destroyed. Manuel bojorquez begins our coverage near holly springs, mississippi. I can see the debris i see debris. Reporter this tornado was on the ground for ten minutes as it tore through the town of clarksdale, mississippi. Back it up back it up reporter Storm Chasers scrambled to get out of harms way as a tornado came right at them, and another slammed into a busy highway, knocking a tractortrailer on its side. Mississippi governor phil bryant. If you look at the damage here, it is as bad as any tornado that weve had, and i have been through a lot of them. Reporter marvin and bernita sims were in their house watching tv when the storm hit. Their home was destroyed. I looked up, the roof was blowing off the house and i just told her, hold on, hold on. I held on to her as tight as i could. Reporter the massive storm system that moved across the southeast yesterday spawned 29 torna