In fiscal year 2007, it cost 24,922 to keep someone incarcerated in a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility for 12 months, and 3,621.64 to keep a federal offender on supervised release for 12 months,and 22,871 to keep an inmate incarcerated in a community correction center.
The Sudden Emergency Doctrine
The Sudden Emergency Doctrine Under the "sudden emergency doctrine," a person is not liable for his reasonable response to a sudden emergency, so long as the person did not create the emergency. The sudden emergency doctrine may be used as a defense to a personal injury action. Under the "sudden emergency doctrine," a person is not liable...
Bankruptcy law does not necessarily place
Bankruptcy law does not necessarily place divorced or divorcing spouses in an adversarial posture. Sometimes a joint bankruptcy case can reduce the financial pressures on a troubled marriage, thereby facilitating reconciliation.