Updates | The Week of May 8, 2017
Sarah Mahmood // 5/14/17 //
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering a return to harsh punishments for low-level drug offenders (WaPo).
Jeff Sessions is following "the Obama script" on prosecuting cops, but not on police reform (WaPo).
The drugs used for executions can cause immense pain, which is particularly troubling given the recent executions in Arkansas, argues David Waisel, a professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School (WaPo).
Chelsea Manning is set to be released from prison next week, an early release resulting from President Obama’s commutation of her sentence (NPR).
- The ACLU posted a timeline of her case.