Tag: justice department

Jeff Sessions Calls Rise in U.S. Police Deaths 'Unacceptable'

Jeff Sessions Calls Rise in U.S. Police Deaths ‘Unacceptable’

The latest statistics on police deaths show that more officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016 than in the previous year. These numbers, which U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called “shocking” and “unacceptable,” have reportedly stirred up a new vendetta within the Justice Department against violent offenders. The Staggering Statistics According to the FBI’s annual Law Enforcement

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Marijuana Lawsuit Gavel Legal Pot Courts Judge

Zealous Prosecutor Leading Review of Violent Crime in Cities

WASHINGTON (AP) — A zealous prosecutor who was crucial in writing the Justice Department’s new policy encouraging harsher punishments for criminals is now turning his attention to hate crimes, marijuana and the ways law enforcement seizes suspects’ cash and property. Steve Cook’s hardline views on criminal justice were fortified as a cop on the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the

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Radical Rant: Sessions Thinks 'Just Say No' Can Fix Opioid Crisis

To Some, Aggressive Justice Dept. Stance Looks Like Step Back

WASHINGTON (AP) — For three decades, America got tough on crime. Police used aggressive tactics and arrest rates soared. Small-time drug cases clogged the courts. Vigorous gun prosecutions sent young men away from their communities and to faraway prisons for long terms. But as crime rates dropped since 2000, enforcement policies changed. Even conservative lawmakers sought to reduce mandatory minimum

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