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Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison – The New York Times

Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison  The New York Times Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time  CNN Ex-LMPD detective Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison  Yahoo Home Breonna Taylor’s aunt among 4 arrested during protest outside Hankison sentencing  WAVE News UPDATES | Brett Hankison …

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‘You had the power to stop this:’ Ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore sentenced to 2 years in prison in scheme to bribe Speaker Madigan – Chicago Tribune

‘You had the power to stop this:’ Ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore sentenced to 2 years in prison in scheme to bribe Speaker Madigan  Chicago Tribune Former ComEd CEO gets 2 years in prison  Chicago Sun-Times Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore sentenced to 2 years for bribery charges linked to Michael Madigan  CBS News Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore sentenced to 24 months in …

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The right wing turned the inhumane Alligator Alcatraz prison into a meme

The right wing turned the inhumane Alligator Alcatraz prison into a meme

Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s hastily built, $225 million-and-counting immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, is both a de facto concentration camp and a right-wing meme. President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are willing to excuse — or are in some cases reveling in — allegations of inhumane treatment at the facility: worms in food, floors flooded with fecal water, fluorescent lights …

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Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’

Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’

Two federal officials toured the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay early Thursday morning as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reopen the infamous island prison, a move that critics say would be more expensive than building a new prison. U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz before the rush of tourists …

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US seeks one-day prison for officer convicted in botched raid

US seeks one-day prison for officer convicted in botched raid

The Trump administration is asking for a one-day prison sentence for a former Kentucky police officer convicted in connection with a raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman, in her home. A federal jury had convicted former officer Brett Hankison of violating Taylor’s civil rights by using excessive force – the maximum sentence for the …

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Bondi, other Trump officials arrive at S.F.'s Alcatraz to push reopening of prison – San Francisco Chronicle

Bondi, other Trump officials arrive at S.F.’s Alcatraz to push reopening of prison  San Francisco Chronicle AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as Nancy Pelosi blasts ‘stupidest’ idea  ABC7 San Francisco Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz  KTVU Attorney General Bondi visits Alcatraz as Trump floats idea of reopening the former federal prison  CNN California …

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