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New prison policy gives Trump administration more power to punish enemies
- A revised Bureau of Prisons policy gives U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche authority to override agency guidelines and decide where federal prisoners serve their sentences.
- Critics say the policy could create an opportunity for corruption and be used to target people with political connections.
- Critics compare the policy to President Donald Trump’s alleged use of the Justice Department for political purposes.
- The change is not expected to affect most of the 153,000 people in federal prisons.
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New prison policy gives Trump administration more power to punish enemies - Seward Independent
The Trump administration in May quietly altered an obscure prison policy that could give the Department of Justice more power to punish the president’s enemies and reward his allies.A revised Bureau of Prisons policy now grants U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche the authority to overrule the agency's guidelines and unilaterally determine where federal prisoners serve their sentences. Critics of the administration say the policy change opens a pa…
·Seward, United States
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New prison policy gives Trump administration more power to punish enemies
The Marshall Project reports that a new prison policy under the Trump administration gives Attorney General Todd Blanche the power to manipulate prisoner placements, raising concerns of political favoritism and corruption.
·Pampa, United States
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