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The Idaho Correctional Center south of Boise, Idaho, is a contract facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America. The Justice Department says it is phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found they have more safe

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Justice Department Will Phase Out Its Use Of Private Prisons

7:08pm August 18, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Federal officials said the contract facilities don't offer substantial cost savings or provide the same level of security as those run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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The Justice Department released a report Wednesday morning that was highly critical of the Baltimore Police Department for systematically stopping, searching and arresting the city's black residents, frequently without grounds for doing so.

DOJ's Withering Baltimore Report Says 'What Black Folks Have Been Saying For Decades'

6:45pm August 12, 2016

by Leah Donnella

"I don't know people who weren't aware of the stats that were just published. ... We already know the score," says D. Watkins, an author and journalist who grew up in the city.

President Obama smiles during a joint news conference with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the White House Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

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Obama Commutes Sentences Of 214 Federal Inmates

3:06pm August 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Most of them were serving sentences for nonviolent crimes. The White House says it's the most grants in a day since at least 1900. Obama has commuted far more sentences than other recent presidents.

John Hinckley Jr. is escorted by police in Washington, D.C., following his arrest after shooting and seriously wounding president Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

John Hinckley, Who Tried To Kill A President, Wins His Freedom

12:54pm July 27, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

A federal judge in Washington will allow John Hinckley to leave a mental institution and to live full-time with his mother. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981.

The Department of Justice is suing Anthem to block a proposed deal to buy rival Cigna and to block another proposed health insurance merger between Aetna and Humana.

Justice Department Moves To Block 2 Big Health Insurance Mergers

5:48pm July 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Justice Department says proposed deals between Aetna and Humana as well as Anthem and Cigna would increase the cost of medical care for Americans. The deals are worth a combined $91 billion.

U.S. Sues To Recover Funds Allegedly Stolen From Malaysian Government Fund

4:21pm July 20, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The money — which U.S. officials say was used to buy a $35 million jet, art by Van Gogh, rights to The Wolf of Wall Street — was raised by a fund with ties to Malaysia's prime minister and his family.

Feds Investigate Fiat Chrysler Over Car Sales

8:07pm July 18, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

The automaker confirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission is asking questions, along with the Justice Department, about the accuracy of reports the company files on its car sales.

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch listens at a press conference on June 22 in Washington, D.C.

Lynch Will Accept Recommendations Of Lawyers, Agents On Clinton Email Probe

5:42pm July 01, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets that her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton has "cast a shadow" on the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, but did not recuse herself.

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A critic of the New York City Police Department stop-and-frisk policy wears a shirt outlining a citizen's search rights at a city council meeting in August 2013. The Supreme Court ruled Monday in an unrelated case that even if police stop someone without

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Evidence Found In Illegal Stops Backed By Justices, But Brings Fiery Dissent

11:37pm June 20, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Even if police halt someone for no reason, the Supreme Court said, if a reason to search them is discovered, anything found is admissible. Justice Sotomayor says that disproportionately hits the poor.

A federal judge has agreed to end a trial of FedEx which started Monday in San Francisco. The firm had been accused of shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies. Prosecutors did not specify why they abruptly moved to drop the case.

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Justice Department Drops Charge That FedEx Shipped For Illegal Pharmacies

9:45pm June 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A federal judge approved prosecutors' motion to end a trial of FedEx in San Francisco, but didn't specify a reason. A grand jury indicted the shipping company in 2014. The trial started Monday.