Read more overcrowding stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5321/overcrowding.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:22:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48472/human-gridlock-plagues-ceremony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe record-breaking crowd—an estimated 1.8 million people—at today’s inaugural events is overwhelming Washington’s streets and mass-transit systems, creating long waits for spectators trying to exit the Mall area, the Post reports. Hours after the swearing-in, some were still waiting to enter Metro stations. “It’s something you have...http://www.newser.com/story/48472/human-gridlock-plagues-ceremony.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 15:16:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46615/journos-citizens-get-inaugural-warning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite an ailing industry, journalists have requested a record number inaugural press credentials, and many will be denied, Politico reports. “We’re going to have to be very stingy this year,” said one press gallery director. As for the millions expected to turn out for Inauguration Day, stay home, say organizers,...http://www.newser.com/story/46615/journos-citizens-get-inaugural-warning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 11:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45320/inauguration-will-overwhelm-dc-transport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re one of the 2 million to 4 million expected to converge on Washington for Barack Obama’s inauguration, be warned: Neither public transportation nor local roads will be able to handle the influx, the Washington Post reports. With road restrictions and packed subways, “it’s going to be a lot...http://www.newser.com/story/45320/inauguration-will-overwhelm-dc-transport.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 9:04:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6151/iraqs-upper-class-flees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 2 million Iraqis have left home, mostly crossing the borders into neighboring Jordan and Syria. And the upper class has been the first to go—robbing the country of the doctors, engineers and government officials necessary to rebuild it. With one of ten Iraqis living abroad, the war...http://www.newser.com/story/6151/iraqs-upper-class-flees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Aug 2007 16:08:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5024/state-exports-ease-prison-overcrowding-at-a-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStates struggling with prison overcrowding are exporting inmates across borders to serve terms in far-flung private institutions, the New York Times reports. Thousands of prisoners from Hawaii are held in Arizona, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Kentucky. California plans to send 8,000 prisoners out of state. Critics say the policy disrupts...http://www.newser.com/story/5024/state-exports-ease-prison-overcrowding-at-a-cost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Jul 2007 12:56:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4194/send-cons-home-to-do-time-says-paris-sheriff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sheriff who put Paris Hilton on mansion arrest is now championing a bill that would curb the overcrowding in California jails by sending thousands of other Los Angeles County inmates home to carry out their sentences. Some 2,000 low-level offenders would be tracked via ankle monitoring devices under...http://www.newser.com/story/4194/send-cons-home-to-do-time-says-paris-sheriff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jul 2007 5:07:40 CDT