Justice Department Sues State of Rhode Island Over Alleged Discrimination of Minority Applicants

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has sued the state of Rhode Island for allegedly discriminating against black people and Hispanics in its hiring corrections officers. The Providence Journal reports that the state discriminated against minority applicants for entry-level corrections officers jobs. State officials fired back Tuesday, saying they did nothing wrong. “The state does…

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Inspector Gen. Says Ideological Considerations Tainted Hiring Process At Justice Civil Rights Division

Here’s just another disturbing footnote in the Justice Department in the Bush years. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ideological considerations permeated the hiring process at the Justice Department’s civil rights division, where a politically appointed official sought to hire “real Americans” and Republicans for career posts and prominent case assignments, according…

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