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.
This article is about the civilian prison. For the military prison, see United States Disciplinary Barracks. The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (USP Leavenworth) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Kansas.It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.It also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. USP Leavenworth is located 25 miles northwest of Kansas City, Kansas.his article is about the civilian prison. For the military prison, see United States Disciplinary Barracks. The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (USP Leavenworth) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Kansas.