Number of adults in US prisons on the rise, DOJ says News
Number of adults in US prisons on the rise, DOJ says

[JURIST] The number of adults in prison is on the rise in the United States, according to a report [PDF text; press release] released by the US Justice Department [official website] Wednesday. Nearly 7 million adults were in US prisons, on probation or on parole at the end of 2004, 30 percent more than in 1995. Allan J. Beck, who oversaw the preparation of the department's annual report on probation and parole populations stated that he believes the increase in incarceration may be attributed to the sentencing changes put in effect since the 1990s. The Department of Justice recently released a report [PDF text] showing that the number of female prisoners is on the rise, having increased four percent from the previous year [JURIST report]. AP has more.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.