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Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story

Flanked by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Attorney General Merrick Garland convenes a Justice Department component heads meeting at the Justice Department on March 10. Garland was prompted by an NPR story on compassionate release waivers to fix the issue. KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story

March 11, 2022 • The Justice Department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel.

In Hawaii, Storm-Battered Area Becomes A Kingmaker

Sen. Brian Schatz is greeted by supporters as he enters his campaign headquarters on Aug. 9 in Honolulu. Marco Garcia/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

In Hawaii, Storm-Battered Area Becomes A Kingmaker

August 15, 2014 • Sen. Brian Schatz leads Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in the Democratic Senate primary by a slim 1,635 votes. Two remote precincts, damaged by Tropical Storm Iselle, could hold the decisive ballots.

John Boehner Has Been Up And Down And Up Again. Where Is He Now?

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio bangs the gavel after being re-elected as House Speaker of the 113th Congress on Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Political Junkie

John Boehner Has Been Up And Down And Up Again. Where Is He Now?

January 7, 2013 • It's been a rough couple of weeks for John Boehner. He was all but shut out of the fiscal cliff deal, dissed by his own party, and suffered 12 GOP defections when re-elected as speaker. But did he emerge from all of this as a loser? It's not that simple.