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August 15, 2016

Washington Post Reveals Immigrant Family Detention Center Made for-Profit Prison Company $1 Billion, in No-Bid Deal

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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) used an existing contract with a private prison company to reach a separate deal with the firm, without having to publicly solicit bids for a new detention center. ICE and the Corrections Corporation of America agreed on the four-year, $1 billion no-bid deal in 2014, to rapidly implement an Obama administration initiative designed to deter the arrival of asylum seekers from Central America. The terms of the agreement were reported on Monday in an investigation published by The…

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Sailor Who Photographed Nuclear Sub Cites Clinton Precedent in Bid to Avoid Jail Time

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Lawyers representing a Navy shipman convicted of mishandling government secrets reminded a federal judge last week of the leniency recently afforded to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, arguing that their client should receive similar considerations. Kristian Saucier could face more than six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of unauthorized collection of defense secrets. He was found to be in possession of six photos depicting classified compartments of a US nuclear submarine that he once served aboard. The six images, Saucier’s lawyers…

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Rep. Lieu says US “Aiding and Abetting What Appears to be War Crimes” in Saudi Bombing Campaign

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A Democratic lawmaker called on the Obama administration to cut off assistance to Saudi Arabia amid the country’s ongoing bombing campaign in Yemen, saying “the United States is aiding and abetting what appears to be war crimes.” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) took to social media on Sunday to decry the military initiative, amid renewed bombing by the Saudi-led coalition. Lieu made his comments on Facebook, while posting a Washington Post story, published Saturday, about the killing of 10 children by Saudi jets that had reportedly…

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