Topic: federal prison

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Joe Biden’s most peculiar rejection

Austin Sarat
U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee May 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Win McNamee)

Barr bringing back federal death penalty

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Obama signs the Fair Sentencing Act in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, USA, 03 August 2010. (Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Freed by the First Step Act — for now

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Labor law doesn’t apply if you’re jailed

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Donald Trump; Michael Cohen (AP/Getty/Photo montage by Salon)

Why is Cohen scared to testify?

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Air traffic faces "unprecedented" risk

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Refunds may be late thanks to shutdown

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The perils of criminal justice reform

Tony Platt

John Oliver's best piece ever

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O'Reilly's awful border plan

Simon Maloy
Attorney General Eric Holder pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill (Carolyn Kaster)

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Jeremy Hammond sketched by Molly Crabapple

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