Monthly journalism award."State's Toughened Policy has Downside Downside The dollar amount by which the market or a stock has the potential to fall. Notes: You might hear someone say that the downside on stock XYZ is $10. What that means is that the stock could fall by this amount if things got bad. " The Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. Globe January 25,2004 Kurkjian documents an issue that few reporters have yet paid attention to, the legacy of Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. Gov. William Weld's
get-tough crime policies of the 1990s:The flood of inmates who have
served out their lengthy, usually drug-related, sentences and are being
released has overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. the capacity of the parole parole (pərōl`), in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report regularly to an officer. system and prisoner rehabilitation programs Noun 1. rehabilitation program - a program for restoring someone to good health program, programme - a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care to handle them. The story warns other states, which can expect similar mass releases of felons in coming years to beef up their ability to police paroles. Otherwise, Kurkjian warns, they might see situations like in Massachusetts, which is currently returning prisoners to the streets at a rate three times the national average often with "little or no" parole supervision."Many," Kurkjian writes,"swiftly reoffend." The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to one or more newspaper, magazine, radio, or television stories or series of stories) that demonstrate a commitment to the public interest. We are particularly interested in reporting that explains the successes and failures of government agencies at all levels and of other institutions such as the media, corporations, unions and foundations that contribute to the existence of solution of public problems. Please send nominations (including a copy of the article or broadcast text) to The Washington Monthly Journalism Award, 733 15th Street, NW, Suite 520 Washington, DC 2005. Or email us at editor@washingtonmonthly.com. |
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