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.
How many people are in prison in the US? Total Prisoners: 1,518,559 Total White: 471,400 Total Black: 586,200 Total Hispanic: 17,600 Total Other: 443,359 ___ Approximately 1% of the US population are in priso â¦ n (about 2.5 - 3 million people).ow many people are in prison in the US? Total Prisoners: 1,518,559 Total White: 471,400 Total Black: 586,200 Total Hispanic: 17,600 Total Other: 443,359 ___ Approximately 1% of the US population are in priso â¦ n (about 2.5 - 3 million people).