Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com States have two choices: Comply with federal prison standards to reduce inmate rape or lose federal grant money. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Justice Department sent all 50 states a letter last week warning that would lose 5% of their federal funding if they are in compliance with the Prison Rape…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Feds are pushing back on the state of Alabama. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division warned 156 local law enforcement agencies they could lose their federal funding if they fail to comply with federal civil rights laws while enforcing the state’s harsh immigration laws, according to Talking Points Memo. “As…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — No body armor, no cash. That’s what the Justice Department is saying. USA Today reports that the Justice Department is threatening to withhold millions of federal dollars from local police departments that don’t require uniformed officers to wear body armor. The threats come in wake of a spike in…
