Posts Tagged ‘Trump’
Lawsuit: FEC Won’t Act on Private Prison Firm’s Illegal Donations to Trump Campaign
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a nonprofit group filed a lawsuit Jan. 10 in federal district court in Washington, D.C. claiming the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not acted on the group’s complaint, filed more than a year ago, that a private prison company made illegal six-figure campaign donations to a “super PAC” (political action…
Read MoreTrump Lifts Obama’s Curbs on Military Equipment for Cops
President Trump has reversed restrictions his predecessor imposed about two years ago on what surplus military equipment the Department of Defense (DOD) can provide to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies under its 1033 program. The change was first announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a national conference of the Fraternal Order…
Read MorePrisons Under Trump: Going Forward, Backward or Standing Still?
America has a reputation for dehumanizing rather than rehabilitating its prisoners. Jails are crowded beyond manageable levels. Privatization and for-profit measures have pushed more people into incarceration than ever before; for example, those with minor fines and misdemeanors. The prison population has a sixth-grade education level on average, and without access to prison education programs, released…
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