FBI
Wray Seeks ‘Normalcy’ in an FBI Under Fire
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At the end of his first year in office, FBI director Christopher Wray says he is “trying to bring calm [and] stability” to an agency under fire from the president.
Crime Prevention
Should Chicago Spend Money on a Police Academy?
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Supporters want to spent $95 million on a new facility to train police. Opponents say Chicago already allocates too many funds to law enforcement and that an academy won’t solve the city’s crime problems.
Immigration
DOJ Seeks to Re-Start Thousands of Deportation Cases
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This fiscal year, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has sought the reactivation of nearly 8,000 deportation cases that had been administratively closed — meaning pushed off the court’s docket. The pace of such requests is nearly double that of the last two years of the Obama administration.
Drugs
DOJ Seeks Another Opioid-Manufacturing Quota
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It would mark the third consecutive year of proposed reductions, which the Justice Department says would help reduce the amount of drugs potentially diverted for trafficking and used to facilitate addiction.
Policing
How White Seattle, Portland Got Black Women Chiefs
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Neither city ever had hired women of color to head their police forces, but both now have them: Carmen Best in Seattle and Danielle Outlaw in Portland.
Policing
Voters Oust Acting Milwaukee County Sheriff
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Earnell Lucas, a Major League Baseball security official and a former Milwaukee police officer, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary election for Milwaukee County sheriff. Lucas urged voters to make a clean break from the era of former Sheriff David Clarke.
Domestic Violence
Why Didn’t Police Charge Ohio State Coach?
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Police in Powell, Oh., near Columbus, didn’t charge assistant football coach Zach Smith of domestic violence and haven’t explained why. One critic says, “I think the entire handling of this has been abysmal but common.”
Prisons
Abolition Movement Wants More than Prison Reforms
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While politicians in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere debate prison reforms, a group of abolitionists — young, mostly black lawyers, academics, artists, authors and community organizers — believe that the criminal justice system as we know it is inherently cruel, perpetuates systemic racism, and must be overhauled completely.
Jails
Ex-NYC Jail Officers Union Head Guilty of Fraud
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A federal jury convicted Norman Seabrook, the former boss of New York City’s Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, of fraud in connection with a kickback scheme in which prosecutors said he invested millions of dollars of union money in a risky hedge fund.
Sex Crime
Priest Sex Abuse Scandal Unlikely to Change PA Laws
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The Republican-controlled legislature has resisted calls to lift the statute of limitations, despite several attempts by lawmakers. The Roman Catholic Church has lobbied fiercely against changing the law or opening a window for lawsuits.