Federal Death Row Scraps Lethal Injection Protocol
The United States Department of Justice has announced it is withdrawing the federal government’s lethal injection protocol.
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The O.C. Sheriff’s Department announces the closure of the Federal informant investigation
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is pleased to announce the closure of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the use of custodial informants, which began in December of 2016.
In opening pitch to Congress, Pam Bondi vows "one tier of justice for all"
In remarks to Congress, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department said that "partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end" under her watch.
Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause 'unnecessary pain and suffering,' Garland says
The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital
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Prison abuse, deaths and escapes prompt calls for more oversight across states
As legislatures convene in the coming weeks, many lawmakers are focusing on a key criminal justice issue for prisons and jails: oversight.
Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh.
Tennessee will still use execution drug abandoned by DOJ over ‘unnecessary suffering’ concerns
On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney General told the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to stop using pentobarbital, the same drug Tennessee selected in its new execution protocol, because it's unclear whether it causes unnecessary pain and suffering.
How Trump's 'cabinet in waiting' has lived up to its reputation
Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."
Biden is commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole.
Trump's pick for attorney general echoes claims that DOJ was weaponized against president-elect
Bondi was named to the attorney general position after Trump's first pick, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration.
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AG nominee Pam Bondi talks up First Step Act and criminal justice reform
Name calling is not appropriate. It is not appropriate to disparage someone on account of their race. It is not appropriate to disparage someone on account of their gender. Lastly, a person can be many things. A person can act wrongly in one regard yet laudably in another.
Bondi says she accepts results of the 2020 election at her attorney general confirmation hearing
Pam Bondi faces tough questions about her loyalty to President-elect Trump during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing