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Holman Correctional Facility is one of the Alabama prisons that the Justice Department alleges inmates are subjected to excessive force by prison staff. This photo, taken in 2019, shows a sign that reads, "HELP," in the window of an inmate cell seen durin

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DOJ: Alabama Prisons For Men Are Unconstitutional Because Staff Abuse Inmates

6:05pm July 23, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

The U.S. Justice Department says there are unconstitutional conditions in Alabama's prison system. The government alleges guards use excessive force on men incarcerated in the state's prisons.

In the alleged scheme, Medicare beneficiaries were offered, at no cost to them, genetic testing to estimate their cancer risk.

U.S. Justice Department Charges 35 People In Fraudulent Genetic Testing Scheme

8:32pm September 27, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

Doctors, labworkers and telemarketers from around the U.S. were among those arrested in the investigation of a scheme that the DOJ alleges defrauded seniors and Medicare.

When he was a U.S. senator from Alabama, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was among Donald Trump's earliest supporters in the 2016 campaign.

Jeff Sessions Forced Out As Attorney General After Constant Criticism From Trump

7:11pm November 07, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Sessions was an early Trump supporter, but he quickly lost the president's favor after recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Democrats immediately expressed concern about the probe's fate.

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Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey testify during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Sept. 5.

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DOJ Probe Into Bias At Tech Companies Should Include Democrats, California AG Says

2:47pm September 11, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Justice Department to invite Democrats to the Sept. 25 meeting focused on social media and tech companies or risk proving the event's political bent.

Justice Dept. Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz testifies before the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Justice IG Testifies Before 2 House Panels, Talk Turns To Family Separation

6:31pm June 19, 2018

by Miles Parks

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, took questions Tuesday from lawmakers about the voluminous report his office released last week.

RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan is seen with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin's first deputy chief of staff, Alexei Gromov, as they marked RT's 10th anniversary in Moscow in 2015.

TV Company Linked To Russia's RT America Registers As Foreign Agent In U.S.

12:29pm November 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

In the filing, RT America's production company said it wasn't sure how much of its funding comes from Russia.

A juvenile resident sits in a classroom at the Department of Juvenile Justice's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta.

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Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens

12:18pm September 27, 2017

by Jose Olivares

In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.

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Ex-NSA Contractor Accused Of Taking Classified Information Is Indicted

9:27am February 09, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Harold Thomas Martin III was a NSA private contractor who prosecutors say spent decades stealing national security secrets.

Brazilian Federal Judge Sergio Moro (right) is leading his country's corruption probe of state-run oil company Petrobras. Two Brazilian companies have agreed to more than $3.5 billion in fines for violating U.S. bribery laws in their dealings with Petrobr

Justice Department Announces Largest Corporate Bribery Penalty Ever

5:26pm December 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Justice Department says two Brazilian companies have agreed to pay more than $3.5 billion for violating U.S. bribery laws in their dealings with Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras.

Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., on June 18, 2015. A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons.

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Alabama's Prison System Goes On Trial

5:39am December 05, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons. Mentally ill inmates say they're denied basic care. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights probe into the prisons.