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NEWS ABOUT: overcrowding

overcrowding stories: 6 news summaries

 'Human Gridlock' 
 Plagues Ceremony 

Inauguration spectators wait for hours to get in and out of Mall area

Jan 20, 09 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The record-breaking crowd—an estimated 1.8 million people—at today’s inaugural events is overwhelming Washington’s streets and mass-transit systems, creating long waits for spectators trying to exit the Mall area, the Post reports. Hours after the swearing-in, some were still waiting to enter Metro stations. “It’... More »

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Barack Obama • overcrowding • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • public transit • President Obama • inaugural events


 Journos, Citizens Get 
 Inaugural Warning 

'Crush-level' crowds expected for historic event

Dec 30, 08 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite an ailing industry, journalists have requested a record number inaugural press credentials, and many will be denied, Politico reports. “We’re going to have to be very stingy this year,” said one press gallery director. As for the millions expected to turn out for Inauguration Day, stay... More »

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media • press • overcrowding • inauguration • press credentials • crowd • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Inauguration
Will Overwhelm DC Transport

Even if only 1M show, expect 'a lot of walking, a lot of waiting'

Dec 15, 08 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - If you’re one of the 2 million to 4 million expected to converge on Washington for Barack Obama’s inauguration, be warned: Neither public transportation nor local roads will be able to handle the influx, the Washington Post reports. With road restrictions and packed subways, “it’s going... More »

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overcrowding • driving • public transportation • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Iraq's Upper Class Flees

2M Iraqi refugees flood surrounding region

Aug 20, 07 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 2 million Iraqis have left home, mostly crossing the borders into neighboring Jordan and Syria. And the upper class has been the first to go—robbing the country of the doctors, engineers and government officials necessary to rebuild it. With one of ten Iraqis living abroad, the war... More »

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Iraq • inflation • Jordan • Syria • overcrowding • unemployment • asylum • refugee • Iraqi refugees

State 'Exports' Ease Prison Overcrowding —At a Cost

Inmates shipped to long-distance exile

Jul 31, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - States struggling with prison overcrowding are exporting inmates across borders to serve terms in far-flung private institutions, the New York Times reports. Thousands of prisoners from Hawaii are held in Arizona, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Kentucky. California plans to send 8,000 prisoners out of state. Critics say the policy disrupts... More »

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prison • US states • convict • overcrowding • rehabilitation • jail

Send Cons Home to Do Time, Says Paris Sheriff

Give 2,000 inmates
the Hilton treatment, Lee Baca urges

Jul 12, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sheriff who put Paris Hilton on mansion arrest is now championing a bill that would curb the overcrowding in California jails by sending thousands of other Los Angeles County inmates home to carry out their sentences. Some 2,000 low-level offenders would be tracked via ankle monitoring devices under... More »

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California • prison • police • Paris Hilton • Los Angeles • Lee Baca • LA County Jail • convict • prison system • overcrowding • jail

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