Barack Obama: “It is critical that DOJ accelerate efforts to reduce the number of…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016

It is critical that DOJ accelerate efforts to reduce the number of Federal inmates and detainees held in restrictive housing.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Limiting the Use of Restrictive Housing by the Federal Government

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