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Holder Proposes Changes In Criminal Justice System
Holder Proposes Changes In Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some big changes could be in the wind for the federal criminal justice system. In remarks planned Monday for the American bar Association in San Francisco, Attorney General Eric Holder says some of the changes include scaling back the use of harsh prison sentences for certain drug-related crimes and diversion of low-level offenders to drug treatment and community service... Read
Attorney General Eric Holder To Announce New Orleans Police Reforms
Attorney General Eric Holder To Announce New Orleans Police Reforms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday will announce a federal consent decree to require sweeping reform of the long-troubled New Orleans Police Department. A person with direct knowledge of the plan, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been made public, says Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join Holder for the announcement Tuesday afternoon in