It's Thursday, March 13, 1986: Microsoft, founded more than a decade earlier and already a powerhouse in the world of personal computer software, executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company and leave 30-year-old co-founder Bill Gates unfathomably wealthy.
CDCR today announced that it has met an important benchmark to reduce the stateâs prison population. A Three-Judge Court order, affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, requires CDCR to cut its prison population to 124,000 by June 27, 2012 and ultimately reduce overcrowding by 34,000 inmates. On June 20, the most recent count, Californiaâs prison inmate population was 121,129.
Background. Waikeria Prison is a prison for male minimum and medium security inmates, located 16 kilometres south of Te Awamutu, in the Waikato/Central region. Accommodating up to 877 inmates, Waikeria is New Zealand's largest prison.The prison is encompassed by a 1,200 hectare site.aikeria Prison is a prison for male minimum and medium security inmates, located 16 kilometres south of Te Awamutu, in the Waikato/Central region.