Serious mismanagement, &#8220;bureaucratic incompetence,&#8221; and bad policy contributed to the death of a former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI&#8217;s</a> Most Wanted fugitive.
According to a <a href="https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/23-007_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Department of Justice Inspector General, the federal Bureau of Prisons grossly mishandled the transfer of former mob boss James &#8220;Whitey&#8221; Bulger from the Coleman federal prison in Florida to the Hazelton prison in West Virginia. Bulger, who was placed on the FBI&#8217;s Most Wanted list in 1999 until his arrest in 2011, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-men-indicted-in-connection-to-prison-murder-of-boston-crime-boss-james-whitey-bulger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">murdered</a> by three Hazleton inmates who allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inmates-suspected-of-involvement-in-murder-of-james-whitey-bulger-were-allegedly-aware-of-his-prison-transfer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">knew of his arrival in advance</a>.
&#8220;The fact that the serious deficiencies we identified occurred in connection with a high-profile inmate like Bulger was especially concerning given that the BOP would presumably take particular care in handling such a high-profile inmate’s case,&#8221; the Inspector General&#8217;s office wrote. &#8220;We found that did not occur here, not because of a malicious intent or failure to comply with BOP policy, but rather because of staff and management performance failures; bureaucratic incompetence; and flawed, confusing, and insufficient policies and procedures. In our view, no BOP inmate’s transfer, whether they are a notorious gangster or a non-violent offender, should be handled like Bulger’s transfer was handled in this instance.&#8221;
According to BOP records cited in the report, Bulger had suffered from atrial fibrilation since his arrest in 2011; he was regarded as a medical care level 3 inmate, requiring a high standard of medical care. But while bureaucrats within the BOP discussed his transfer, the then 89-year-old Bulger was kept in a cell by himself in a &#8220;Special Housing Unit&#8221; away from the general population for eight months. The IG report claimed that this placement led him to tell a psychologist during a Suicide Risk Assessment that he had &#8220;lost the will to live&#8221; and ask to be placed in the general population at Hazelton.
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Furthermore, the final paperwork for his transfer went against the clear direction of the Bureau&#8217;s Chief of Health Programs, and placed him in a facility with a lower standard of medical care. Worse than that, the decision to lower his care level &#8220;was actually based on a plausible interpretation of BOP guidelines, and we therefore determined that the guidelines themselves were flawed and lacked clarity,&#8221; the report stated.
On top of the medical concerns, the IG report found that the Bureau of Prisons woefully mishandled the transfer itself.
Due to standard Bureau procedures, more than 100 officials were aware of Bulger&#8217;s transfer in advance. Hazleton personnel spoke openly about Bulger&#8217;s arrival, against BOP policy, which in turn led to a large number of inmates being aware of Bulger&#8217;s transfer before it even happened, exposing him to a risk of imminent harm, while making it impossible for the IG to identify which employees were responsible.
The BOP also did not take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of harm. Bureau policy did not require the transfer to be assessed by a &#8220;BOP Senior Intelligence Designator&#8221; beforehand. Several BOP employees told the Inspector General that they had no idea of Bulger&#8217;s notoriety, neither was his notoriety a consideration in decisions about his transfer.
The IG report did not conclude malicious intent, but the IG concluded that policies should be more considerate of security risks when transferring a high-profile inmate like Bulger.

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DOJ IG: Mismanagement, ‘Bureaucratic Incompetence,’ Bad Policy Contributed To Prison Murder Of Former Most Wanted Fugitive ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Mismanagement, 'Bureaucratic Incompetence,' Bad Policy Contributed To Prison Murder Of Former Most Wanted Fugitive 'Whitey' Bulger, DOJ Inspector General Finds

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Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Monday for stealing millions of dollars from some of his clients.
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/politics/michael-avenatti-prison-sentence-client-embezzlement/index.html?utm_term=link&amp;utm_content=2022-12-05T20%3A48%3A51&amp;utm_source=twcnnbrk&amp;utm_medium=social">sentenced</a> Avenatti to 14 years in prison and ordered him to pay approximately $8 million in restitution to his victims and $3.2 million to the government for taxes that he owes.
The 14-year prison sentence will be served after he finishes serving a five-year prison sentence for extortion and fraud crimes.
Avenatti was a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/05/michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-in-california-fraud-case">rising star</a> in the Democrat Party and received lots of attention in the mainstream media, especially far-Left cable news networks <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2022/06/04/avenattis-hundred-plus-appearances-cnn-skipped-report-his">CNN</a> and <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2021/07/09/embarrassing-msnbc-ignores-buddy-michael-avenatti-being-sentenced">MSNBC</a>.
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One of the clients that Avenatti <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-avenatti-be-indicted-36-counts-including-ashe-schow">stole</a> money from was Geoffrey Ernest Johnson, a man who is mentally disabled and a paraplegic.
“To this day, I do not know why Michael lied and deceived me, why he broke my trust, why he broke my heart,” Johnson <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-05/michael-avenatti-sentenced-prison-california">wrote</a> in a statement. “I trusted him implicitly, I believed the things he told me, but it was all part of his plan to defraud me of my settlement.&#8221;
&#8220;To this day, I have a hard time trusting people because of what Michael did, and I live in constant fear of being taken advantage of again, particularly given my physical disability,” Johnson added.
The Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/lawyer-michael-avenatti-sentenced-14-years-federal-prison-stealing-millions-dollars">highlighted</a> additional details from court documents:
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<li>Alexis Gardner obtained a $3 million settlement in a matter, which included a payment of $2.75 million in early 2017. Avenatti never provided a copy of the settlement agreement to Gardner or told her the true terms of the settlement. Upon receipt of the settlement money, Avenatti took the bulk of this money – $2.5 million – and used it to purchase his portion of a jet, while falsely telling Gardner that the settlement called for monthly payments over eight years. Avenatti gave Gardner a small “advance” for rent and made approximately 12 monthly payments, totally approximately $227,500, making them appear to come from the individual who paid the settlement, but then Avenatti stopped paying Gardner.</li>
<li>Gregory Barela was to receive a $1.9 million settlement in an intellectual property dispute. Avenatti embezzled the first installment of $1.6 million in January 2018, in part by providing Barela with a bogus settlement agreement indicating that the payment was going to be made two months later. Avenatti used the money to pay expenses at his coffee business and to pay his own legal expenses.</li>
<li>Michelle Phan and Long Tran hired Avenatti to negotiate a “Common Stock Repurchase Agreement” for the sale of nearly $27.5 million worth of Phan’s shares of ipsy, a company founded by Phan, and then another sale of approximately $8.15 million worth of Phan’s shares. When the first payment was made, Avenatti took his fees for the overall $35 million sale and sent the balance to Phan. But when the second stock sale was finalized and the company sent nearly $8.15 million, all of which belonged to Phan, Avenatti kept $4 million for himself and used this money to pay some of his law firm’s bankruptcy creditors, including the IRS; to provide funding for his various businesses; and to make lulling payments to Johnson, Gardner and Barela. When Phan and Tran demanded Phan’s money, Avenatti falsely told them that the stolen $4 million already had been wired to them and provided them with a wire transfer confirmation document which actually documented the transfer of an earlier $4 million payment.</li>
<li>Avenatti failed to file individual tax returns or pay any personal income taxes for 2011 through 2017, even though he had a substantial income and lived lavishly.</li>
<li>He also failed to file partnership returns or pay taxes – including payroll taxes – for his now-defunct Newport Beach-based law firm Eagan Avenatti LLP, of which he was the managing partner, for 2013 through 2017, even though the law firm received many millions of dollars during those years.</li>
<li>Furthermore, Avenatti failed to file corporate tax returns or pay taxes for Avenatti &amp; Associates, of which he was president, for 2011 through 2017, even though this entity also received substantial funds.</li>
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“Michael Avenatti was a corrupt lawyer who claimed he was fighting for the little guy. In fact, he only cared about his own selfish interests,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “He stole millions of dollars from his clients – all to finance his extravagant lifestyle that included a private jet and race cars. As a result of his illegal acts, he has lost his right to practice law in California, and now he will serve a richly deserved prison sentence.”
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A California judge recommended that disgraced biotech entrepreneur and media darling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elizabeth-holmes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Holmes</a>, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison earlier this month, serve her time in a minimum-security federal prison camp.
Holmes — who ran the fraudulent biotechnology company Theranos — received 135 months in prison after defrauding investors into believing she had revolutionized blood testing.
Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California recommended she serve her sentence at Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, which defense attorneys described as “heaven” compared to other prisons.
Criminal defense attorney Alan Ellis told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-23/elizabeth-holmes-judge-proposes-texas-prison-camp-family-visits?srnd=premium-europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a> that if Holmes serves her sentence at the facility, she will face “no walls, no bars, no fences.”
“No one wants to get &#8230; kicked out because compared to other places in the prison system, this place is heaven,” Ellis said. “If you have to go, it’s a good place to go.”
Located about 100 miles northwest of Houston, the prison camp sits on 37 acres of Texas land with about 900 non-violent female inmates serving time for various frauds in dormitory-style housing with a low staff-to-inmate ratio. While serving her time, Holmes has access to games, sports, physical fitness, table games, hobby crafts, music programs, intramural activities, social and cultural organizations, and movies, according to the prison’s <a href="https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bry/BRY_aohandbook.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handbook</a>.
Holmes, who has a 1-year-old son and is currently pregnant with her second child with her partner William Evans, was convicted on four counts of wire fraud in January following a months-long trial.
Judge Davila recommended Holmes serve at the prison camp in his filing because “the Court finds that family visitation enhances rehabilitation.”
As an entrepreneur, Holmes managed to attract prominent political and business leaders to back her firm — including former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Defense Secretary James Mattis. Holmes also had close ties to the Clinton family and hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
During her trial, Holmes’ legal team argued that “she was merely a young, naïve, ambitious founder who relied too much on others who gave her bad advice,” claiming she lacked experience.
Holmes also attempted to accuse her ex-boyfriend and Theranos’ ex-president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of abuse. However, the couple’s text messages seemed to depict a loving relationship.
According to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/23/judge-recommends-cushy-prison-camp-for-elizabeth-holmes/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>, Bureau of Prisons officials will decide where Holmes serves her time.
The Department of Justice had requested that the disgraced Theranos founder receive 15 years in prison and pay $800 million in restitution to investors like software magnate Larry Ellison and Walmart founders the Walton family.
Holmes is expected to start her incarceration on April 27, 2023.
Ben Zeisloft and Eric Quintanar contributed to this report.

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Sentenced For Fraud Conviction

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Judge Recommends Prison With 'No Walls, Bars, Or Fences' For Elizabeth Holmes

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A judge said she sentenced two Belgian climate change activists who glued themselves to a well-known painting in the Netherlands to a lighter sentence than the public prosecutor requested because she did not want to discourage others from demonstrating by imposing a harsher punishment, according to Reuters.
On Wednesday, the two individuals received sentences of two months, with one suspended, meaning the vandalists will serve only one month behind bars. The sentencing came just one week after one man glued his head to the Johannes Vermeer painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” at the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague.
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BREEK &#8211; Meisje met de parel van Johannes Vermeer besmeurd in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mauritshuis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mauritshuis</a>. <a href="https://t.co/XzAZTOoBv9">pic.twitter.com/XzAZTOoBv9</a>
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One person glued his head to the painting as the other man poured tomato soup over his head. The second man glued his hand to the wall mounting while wearing a &#8220;Just Stop Oil&#8221; T-shirt. A third person recorded the incident.
“How do you feel when you see something beautiful and priceless being apparently destroyed before your eyes?” one of the men asked onlookers. “Do you feel outraged? Good. Where is that feeling when you see the planet being destroyed before our very eyes?”
The prosecutor requested a four-month sentence, according to court reports. However, the judge said that she did not want to discourage other people from demonstrating, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/climate-activists-who-targeted-girl-with-pearl-earring-sentenced-prison-2022-11-02/">reported</a>.
The third activist did not agree to the fast-tracked trial and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
The museum released a statement after the incident that said the artwork was kept behind protective glass and had not been damaged.
“Art is defenceless and the Mauritshuis strongly rejects trying to damage it for whatever purpose,” the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-vermeer-just-stop-oil-protest-mauritshuis-the-hague" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> read.
In a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/vermeer-protest-just-add-oil-belgium-hague-prison/index.html#:~:text=The%20demonstrators%2C%20who%20are%20part,head%20to%20the%20famous%20artwork." target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> regarding the sentencing, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service noted that the 19th-century frame around the painting had been damaged during the protest.The attack was led by supporters from a group called <a href="https://juststopoil.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Just Stop Oil Belgium</a>.
Related groups have led protests throughout Europe in recent weeks. A U.K.-based Just Stop Oil group recently completed 32 days of civil resistance that have included several acts of vandalism.
On Tuesday, day 32 of its efforts, some supporters attempted to <a href="https://juststopoil.org/2022/11/01/day-32-just-stop-oil-target-downing-street-to-demand-no-new-oil-and-gas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scale the gates</a> of Downing Street in London to demand that the government stops all new oil and gas licenses. The same day, a group of its supporters sat down in the street with banners to block the roadway, including some people who glued themselves to the road.
The previous day, the group vandalized locations across London by spray painting various areas with orange paint from fire extinguishers. The buildings included the British Home Office, the MI5 building, the Bank of England, and the headquarters of News Corp. The four buildings were targeted as representing the alleged pillars of the fossil fuel economy that include government, security, finance, and media, <a href="https://juststopoil.org/2022/10/31/day-31-just-stop-oil-paint-the-town-orange/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the organization.
In October, climate protesters also attacked Vincent Van Gogh&#8217;s famous &#8220;Sunflowers&#8221; painting at the National Gallery in London, throwing soup on it. The painting is <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/climate-activists-vandalize-84-million-van-gogh-painting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">valued</a> at more than $84 million but was reportedly undamaged due to being kept behind a protective covering.
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Mad I got to see one of these events happen in person. Tin of beans thrown on Van Gogh’s sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/juststopoil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#juststopoil</a> <a href="https://t.co/tIV499AswH">pic.twitter.com/tIV499AswH</a>
&mdash; Ro Carey (@RonanCareless) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonanCareless/status/1580864371030269952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In a similar incident, climate activists threw <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/arts/claude-monet-mashed-potatoes-climate-activists.html#:~:text=Two%20climate%20activists%20threw%20mashed,draw%20attention%20to%20climate%20change." target="_blank" rel="noopener">mashed potatoes</a> at a Claude Monet painting in Germany.

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Judge Sentences Climate Activists Who Glued Themselves To Painting To Light Sentence To Avoid Discouraging Future Protests

Judge Sentences Climate Activists Who Glued Themselves To Painting To Lighter Sentence To Avoid Discouraging Future Protests

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A Kansas woman who led an all-female ISIS battalion in Syria was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.
Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, received the sentence in a federal courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
&#8220;I deeply regret my choices, but I also deeply sympathize with women abused and raped in Syria,&#8221; Fluke-Ekren <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/kansas-woman-helmed-female-isis-battalion-sentenced-20-years-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the judge ahead of her sentencing, according to Fox News.
The sentencing also includes 25 years of supervised release after her imprisonment. The plea deal was made after Fluke-Ekron confessed that she translated and analyzed documents stolen from the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi after a terrorist attack in 2012.
Her daughter, Layla Ekren, now 20, filed a letter against her mother in court testimony. Layla claimed that she was abused by her mother and forced to marry an ISIS fighter at the age of 13.
Fluke-Ekren also attempted to convince the U.S. government that she was dead in 2018 to avoid being detained, according to a press release from the Justice Department.
&#8220;In 2018, Fluke-Ekren informed another witness that she had instructed an individual in Syria to send a message to one of her family members stating that Fluke-Ekren was dead so that the U.S. government would not attempt to locate her. Fluke-Ekren informed this same witness that it was important to kill the &#8216;kuffar&#8217; (disbelievers) and die as martyrs on behalf of ISIS in Syria,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-sentenced-20-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> read.
Fluke-Ekren was originally detained in January and revealed that she led attacks in Syria involving a group of 100 women. She also admitted to plotting attacks on American targets, including a university and a shopping mall.
“To conduct the attack, Fluke-Ekren allegedly explained that she could go to a shopping mall in the United States, park a vehicle full of explosives in the basement or parking garage level of the structure, and detonate the explosives in the vehicle with a cell phone triggering device. Fluke-Ekren allegedly considered any attack that did not kill a large number of individuals to be a waste of resources,” the Department of Justice <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-charged-providing-material-support-terrorist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in January.
Fluke-Ekren was previously a school teacher and a mother of at least seven children, including five born in the U.S. She moved to Egypt in 2008, then to Libya in 2011.
She moved with other ISIS members to Syria in 2012 after the attack on Benghazi. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kansas-woman-confesses-to-leading-all-female-isis-battalion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that court documents also revealed that she and her husband, who was killed in an airstrike in 2016, were affiliated with Ansar al-Sharia and that the couple had drafted a report for terrorist leaders after analyzing government documents stolen during the Benghazi attack.
While in Syria, Fluke-Ekren stated that she was involved in weapons training with groups of women, including teenage girls and some girls as young as 10 years old. The weapons included AK-47s, grenades, and suicide vests.

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Kansas Woman Who Led All-Female ISIS Battalion Gets 20 Years In Prison

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Three days after Stockton police officers arrested a “potential serial killer” for allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">murdering</a> six men and wounding a woman over the last 18 months, authorities charged the suspect Tuesday with three counts of murder and firearms offenses.
Stockton Police Department officials took Wesley Brownlee, 43, of Stockton, into custody around 2 a.m. Saturday for allegedly stalking a potential victim near a city park Saturday night, The Los Angeles Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-18/stockton-serial-killer-suspect-charged-murders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>.
According to San Joaquin County Superior Court records, authorities charged Brownlee for allegedly murdering Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez on August 30, Juan Cruz on September 21, and Lawrence Lopez Sr. on September 27.
Authorities did not charge Brownlee for the fatal shooting of Paul Alexander Yaw on July 8 or Salvador Debudey Jr. on August 11, the Times reports. Although, police said those cases and two others in 2021 were linked to the other deaths. Authorities allegedly identified the murders through ballistic evidence.
During a news conference, Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said officers were able to arrest Brownlee due to community tips and “good old-fashioned police work.”
“Based on tips coming to the department’s Stockton Crimestoppers, were we able to zero in on a possible suspect,” McFadden said. “Our surveillance team followed this person while he was driving … watched his pattern and determined early this morning.”
“He was on a mission to kill,” McFadden added. “He was out hunting — we are sure we stopped another killing.”
Authorities suspected Brownlee — who has a “criminal history” — of allegedly murdering six people and wounding a woman as far back as April 2021. While two of the seven homicides happened last year, the remaining shootings happened between July and September. Most of the deadly shootings happened in Stockton within a four-mile radius.
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln said public safety in the city is their number one priority.
“I want to make this very very clear to the people of Stockton, to the United States, and around the world. When the people of Stockton come together and we unite, we can get things done,” Lincoln said. “Stockton will be a place where people can live, raise a family and grow a business.”
ABC 10 <a href="https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/stockton-crime-gun-violence/103-08407b6d-d452-498e-9700-84ede3ad2d5f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in August that Stockton had seen 34 homicides in 2022 — an increase from the 26 homicides it saw at the same time last year.
Stockton Police Officers Association (SPOA) told the media outlet that the rise in crime is directly connected to fewer uniformed officers on the streets.
“With a shortage of over 100 officers, almost 20% of our staffing not here any longer and leaving more by the day, it’s emboldened the criminal element because they don’t see those uniform patrol officers on the street. They don’t see as many police officers out there,” said Patrick High, president of SPOA.
The Times reported Brownlee was scheduled to appear in court for arraignment Tuesday afternoon.

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Nonviolent pro-life activist Herb Geraghty on Monday slammed the Biden administration for using the Department of Justice as a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-in-the-biden-doj-targeting-of-pro-life-activist-father-of-seven-mark-houck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weapon against political dissidents</a>.&#8221;
Geraghty is one of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-pro-life-activists-targeted-by-fbi-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">numerous pro-life activists</a> who have been hit with federal FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic) Act charges for demonstrating against abortion. The activist, charged over an encounter in Washington, D.C., in 2020, is facing up to 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $260,000.
&#8220;This past weekend I learned I was indicted on charges related to nonviolent pro-life advocacy,&#8221; Geraghty posted to Twitter. &#8220;Much has already been said about the unjust and political nature of the recent arrests and charges brought against myself and other pro-life activists and leaders. It is clear that the Biden administration intends to use the DOJ as a weapon against political dissidents.&#8221;
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Much has already been said about the unjust and political nature of the recent arrests and charges brought against myself and other pro-life activists and leaders.
It is clear that the Biden administration intends to use the DOJ as a weapon against political dissidents.
&mdash; Herb (@HerbGeraghty) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerbGeraghty/status/1582192300197019648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Thank you to those who are speaking up in our defense and calling for justice,&#8221; the activist continued. &#8220;However, as you do that please never lose sight of the fact that no matter what the state does to me or the other defendants — it will never compare to what they allow abortionists to do to children.&#8221;
&#8220;The unborn babies still being killed every day in this country, despite the [Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization] decision, are the real victims,&#8221; Geraghty wrote. &#8220;These children do not even get a trial before they are put to death. As you pray and demand justice for us, do NOT stop working for justice for them.&#8221;
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The unborn babies still being killed every day in this country, despite the Dobbs decision, are the real victims. 
These children do not even get a trial before they are put to death. 
As you pray and demand justice for us, do NOT stop working for justice for them.
&mdash; Herb (@HerbGeraghty) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerbGeraghty/status/1582192304471044096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If convicted, I am facing up to 11 years in federal prison,&#8221; the Twitter thread notified followers. &#8220;That is obviously terrifying. However, 11 years is nothing compared to having your life snuffed out before you are even old enough to take your first steps or speak your first words.&#8221;
&#8220;Solidarity forever with nonviolent political prisoners and targets of the state. Solidarity forever with the unborn victims of state sanctioned violence,&#8221; the activist closed the post.
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Solidarity forever with nonviolent political prisoners and targets of the state. 
Solidarity forever with the unborn victims of state sanctioned violence. 
☮️❤️
&mdash; Herb (@HerbGeraghty) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerbGeraghty/status/1582192308434264064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Geraghty quickly earned support online from fellow pro-lifers, and a crowdfunding account on platform <a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/herb?utm_source=sharelink&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=herb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GiveSendGo</a> has been set up to help with fees related to the legal battle.
&#8220;So far, at least 22 anti-abortion activists have been charged with the FACE Act this year,&#8221; the fundraiser emphasized. &#8220;This is even more shocking because there have been no arrests or charges brought against any of the individuals who firebombed, vandalized, and otherwise attacked pro-life churches and pregnancy centers this summer.&#8221;
A.J. Hurley, director of Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, criticized the targeting of Geraghty, claiming that the activist refused to hand over communication with other pro-life activists to the feds.
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A press release from the DOJ on Friday connected Geraghty to allegedly &#8220;forcefully&#8221; entering an abortion clinic and &#8220;blockading two clinic doors&#8221; on October 22, 2020.
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&#8220;A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia today returned a two-count superseding indictment charging a 10th defendant, Herb Geraghty, 25, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with conspiracy against rights and FACE Act offenses in connection with an alleged reproductive health care clinic blockade in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2020,&#8221; the press release said.
&#8220;The original indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 24, alleges that the nine defendants – Lauren Handy, Jonathan Darnel, Jay Smith, Paulette Harlow, Jean Marshall, John Hinshaw, Heather Idoni, William Goodman and Joan Bell – engaged in a conspiracy to create a blockade at the reproductive health care clinic to prevent the clinic from providing, and patients from receiving, reproductive health services,&#8221; the DOJ continued. &#8220;Several of the defendants traveled from other states to participate in the blockade, including Idoni, of Michigan; Smith and Hinshaw, of New York; and Harlow and Marshall, of Massachusetts.&#8221;
&#8220;According to the superseding indictment, as part of the conspiracy, Geraghty communicated with Handy to plan the blockade,&#8221; the DOJ said. &#8220;The superseding indictment further alleges that Handy, Smith, Harlow, Marshall, Hinshaw, Idoni, Goodman, Bell and Geraghty forcefully entered the clinic and set about blockading two clinic doors using their bodies, furniture, chains and ropes. Once the blockade was established, Darnel live-streamed footage of his co-defendants’ activities. The indictment also alleges that all 10 defendants violated the FACE Act by using a physical obstruction to injure, intimidate and interfere with the clinic’s employees and a patient, because they were providing or obtaining reproductive health services.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-in-the-biden-doj-targeting-of-pro-life-activist-father-of-seven-mark-houck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Details In The Biden DOJ Targeting Of Pro-Life Activist, Father Of Seven Mark Houck</a>
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Nonviolent Pro-Life Activist Herb Geraghty Facing 11 Years Over Federal FACE Act Charges Slams Biden Admin, Defends Unborn

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Disturbing images emerged over the weekend of a notorious Iranian prison, where the country&#8217;s political enemies are detained, erupting in flames as explosions and gunshots can be seen and heard.
The violence comes as the Islamic Republic has seen weeks of riots and backlash against the authoritarian regime that was sparked in the middle of September over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating the country&#8217;s laws that require women to wear a hijab. Reports have said that police brutally beat her.
It&#8217;s unknown how many people have been killed by the Islamic Republic in response to the protests, but some <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63240911">reports</a> have pinned the number as more than 200.
The fire broke out at Evin Prison on Saturday, leading to a chaotic situation as videos online showed people appearing to be driving toward the prison amid the uncertainty.
Iranian state-run media, which promotes propaganda for the regime, claimed at least four prisoners died and 61 others were injured. However, sources <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63271817">told</a> the BBC that casualties are higher.
Iranian authorities have claimed there was unrest among prisoners convicted of financial crimes and theft, leading to a prison workshop being set on fire.
The New York Times notes that the brutal prison holds American citizens, prominent political opposition, activists, lawyers, scholars, dissidents, and more.
Below are some of the images that have emerged from the incident:
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A large, dark plume of smoke is seen billowing near Evin prison in northern Tehran &amp; gunshots are heard in multiple social media videos shared online Saturday night. CNN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/JomanaCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JomanaCNN</a> reporting on the latest <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IranProtests</a> <a href="https://t.co/Zk6Epa1dGI">pic.twitter.com/Zk6Epa1dGI</a>
&mdash; Artemis Moshtaghian (@ArtemisChats) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtemisChats/status/1581386117986668544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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We don’t know yet who started the fire now in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, but we know the murderous Ayatollah regime is burning to the ground. <a href="https://t.co/6lQ8RGGZ9E">pic.twitter.com/6lQ8RGGZ9E</a>
&mdash; Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) <a href="https://twitter.com/HillelNeuer/status/1581417930071642112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Video said to show a pretty big fire at Tehran&#39;s notorious Evin Prison. Iranian media reporting the same. No comment from the city&#39;s fire department yet.<a href="https://t.co/O60cOlPwC4">pic.twitter.com/O60cOlPwC4</a>
&mdash; Kian Sharifi (@KianSharifi) <a href="https://twitter.com/KianSharifi/status/1581358363262087168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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People are heading towards Evin prison in Tehran after reports of fire and explosion in Evin. This is another sign that the Islamic Republic is losing control.
Evin is where the Islamic Republic holds many political prisoners. The lives of prisoners are in danger<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://t.co/Skt1vwp6zq">pic.twitter.com/Skt1vwp6zq</a>
&mdash; Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih/status/1581365258894966784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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People chanting down with dictator around <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Evin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Evin</a> prison <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Twhran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Twhran</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a>
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&mdash; Sima Sabet | سیما ثابت (@Sima_Sabet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sima_Sabet/status/1581353361080979456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The infamous Evin prison in Tehran is on fire. Gunfire heard. This is big. <a href="https://t.co/oC0coITH6B">pic.twitter.com/oC0coITH6B</a>
&mdash; Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) <a href="https://twitter.com/FridaGhitis/status/1581349672752656386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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State Department spokesman Ned Price said that officials are monitoring the situation and Iran must release wrongfully detained prisoners.
&#8220;We are following reports from Evin Prison with urgency,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;We are in contact with the Swiss as our protecting power. Iran is fully responsible for the safety of our wrongfully detained citizens, who should be released immediately.&#8221;
President Joe Biden (D) was asked about the matter late on Saturday, to which he responded by calling the Iranian government &#8220;oppressive,&#8221; adding that they are &#8220;not a good group.&#8221;
Jason Rezaian, a columnist who spent nearly two years in the prison, tweeted: &#8220;Evin is no ordinary prison.&#8221;
&#8220;Many of Iran’s best &amp; brightest have spent long stretches confined there, where brave women &amp; men are denied their basic rights for speaking truth to power. The regime is responsible for what happens to those inside right now,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It may feel that the events in Iran are happening very far away. Multiple American citizens, and citizens of many of our allied nations are currently being held hostage in Evin, alongside Iranian activists, intellectuals, journalists, artists, scientists and so many others.&#8221;
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It may feel that the events in Iran are happening very far away. Multiple American citizens, and citizens of many of our allied nations are currently being held hostage in Evin, alongside Iranian activists, intellectuals, journalists, artists, scientists and so many others.
&mdash; Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) <a href="https://twitter.com/jrezaian/status/1581362027926155264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Horrifying Images Emerge Of Prison Detaining Iran’s Political Enemies Erupting In Flames, Gun Shots Heard

Horrifying Images Emerge Of Prison Detaining Iran's Political Enemies Erupting In Flames, Gun Shots Heard

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A self-described &#8220;incel&#8221; is facing life in prison after he pleaded guilty in federal court today for attempting to murder 3,000 women.
The Department of Justice said in a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-pleads-guilty-attempting-hate-crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that Tres Genco, 22, of Hillsboro, Ohio, admitted to targeting and surveilling women at an Ohio university in 2020. He was arrested by federal law enforcement officers last year and has remained in custody ever since.
An &#8220;incel,&#8221; short for &#8220;involuntary celibate,&#8221; refers to a small group of men who harbor extreme anger and rage at women for what they believe in their minds as being rejected by them for romantic or sexual relationships.
“Thankfully, law enforcement partners working closely together prevented a deadly killing spree targeting women,” said Special Agent in Charge J. William Rivers for the FBI Cincinnati Field Division. “Genco’s hate-filled beliefs and actions were extremely dangerous and could have resulted in irreparable harm to our community and many precious lives. We urge the public to report concerning behavior to the FBI and local police to help prevent future violence.”
Genco said that he wanted to &#8220;slaughter&#8221; women “out of hatred, jealousy and revenge…” and referred to death as the “great equalizer.”
The DOJ said that investigators found a note from Genco that indicated that he wanted to &#8220;aim big&#8221; during his act of terror by killing up to 3,000 women.
Genco made a reference to a date in which another incel terrorist actually carried out his attack, killing six people and injuring 14 others back in 2014.
The day that Genco wrote his manifesto, he researched different sororities that were on campus of an undisclosed university in the state. The day that he &#8220;conducted surveillance&#8221; at the university in 2020, he also searched online for topics related to how to carry out &#8220;a shooting crime.&#8221;
When authorities raided the place that he was living, they found a firearm with a bump stock attached, loaded magazines, body armor, boxes of ammunition, and a modified handgun that had the serial number filed off.
The statement said that he pled guilty to a single count of attempting to commit a hate crime. The statement added that since the attempt involved killing other people, it was punishable by up to life in prison.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harvey-weinstein">Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s</a> lawyer is not thrilled with the conditions of his client’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prison">holding cell</a> where he’s awaiting trial.
The disgraced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Hollywood</a> film producer is currently standing trial in Los Angeles for several sex crime charges revealed five years ago during the height of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/metoo">#MeToo</a> movement. Weinstein’s lawyer, Mark Werksman, told the judge Tuesday that his client’s accommodations were unacceptable and that he didn’t even have a place to use the bathroom.
“It’s almost medieval, the conditions,” Werksman said, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/12/harvey-weinstein-lawyers-claim-he-faces-almost-medieval-conditions-in-cell/">according</a> to The New York Post. “He’s 70 years old. I’m worried about him surviving this ordeal without a heart attack or stroke.”
The lawyer described the cell as “unhygienic” and said Weinstein was left alone for three to four hours in his wheelchair in the “unsanitary, fetid” holding cell before being transported back to jail.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench said she would look into the matter but didn’t promise any changes. “I’m not minimizing it, I’m just not sure there’s a lot to be done,” she said. Judge Lench also said the claim that there wasn’t an available toilet was a falsehood.
“He’s not deprived of a toilet, there is a toilet in the cell,” the judge said. “I’m not going to let the record reflect that he’s deprived of a toilet.”
Werksman conceded that was true but fought back saying the toilet was, “unhygienic, it is virtually unusable, it is medieval.”
Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York in February 2020 and was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-23-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault">sentenced</a> to 23 years in prison. He is currently appealing that guilty verdict. The former producer has had multiple medical issues in recent months, including contracting COVID and being hospitalized with chest pain. 
In September, he pleaded with the judge for leniency so he could deal with “painful” rotting molars by visiting the dentist.
“This situation is an emergency,” Weinstein said in September, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-in-pain-every-day-disgraced-producer-harvey-weinstein-begs-judge-to-let-him-get-rotting-teeth-fixed">reported</a>. “I will pay for the dentist … it will be one trip and one trip only.”
“I’m in pain every day. I have cavities and I can’t eat because I’m missing teeth,” the former Hollywood executive explained. Weinstein said he wanted to get a bridge or dental implants so he could appear “presentable” in the future, especially during his appeal.
Werksman also argued on his client’s behalf, saying Weinstein would look “ridiculous” and “like a caricature” if the molars were removed and not replaced.

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Democratic Governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> Gavin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom</a> <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/09/29/governor-newsom-issues-legislative-update-9-29-22/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a bill into law on Thursday that would let previous arrests or convictions be hidden from background checks.
The bill is <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB731" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SB-731</a> and would allow a person who has been convicted of a felony, among other requirements, to be eligible for “automatic conviction relief.” The bill would not apply to people who are registered sex offenders or those who have committed a serious or violent felony. Four years also must have passed since the person finished probation and wasn’t convicted of another felony.
If someone has only been arrested for a felony, among other requirements, he or she could also take part in &#8220;arrest record relief.&#8221;
The person who has committed the felony must not be serving time or have any “indication of pending criminal charge.” He or she must also not have an active record. It goes into effect on July 1 of next year.
The Department of Justice must look at the criminal records and “identify persons with convictions that meet the criteria” and who are available to get &#8220;automatic conviction record relief.”
The measure doesn’t get rid of someone’s criminal record, but would essentially allow someone who has been arrested or convicted of a crime in the past to electronically seal those records so that the offenses do not show up in a criminal background check, per the <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-will-let-millions-of-past-offenders-17477110.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Chronicle</a>.
Various people have spoken out against the measure, concerned about issues that it could raise.
&#8220;There&#8217;s the old saying that the most effective way of predicting future behavior is past behavior. And yet, within a short period of time, under this very radical bill, these records will be sealed,&#8221; El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/sb-731-heading-to-gov-newsoms-desk-will-seal-records-4-years-after-some-offenders-release/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> about the bill in August.
According to the legislative digest of the bill, it would allow the criminal history to be used for “teacher credentialing or employment in public education, as specified.” However, it would also prevent the “record of a conviction for possession of specified controlled substances” older than five years, “for which relief was granted” from being utilized in decisions about teacher credentialing.
California Republican Senator Shannon Grove, who voted against the bill along with all Senate Republicans and one lone Democrat, said the bill would let domestic violence perpetrators take advantage of its provisions.
“These things are very violent things even though they are not listed as serious and violent in the penal code,” Grove <a href="https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2022/08/18/california-senate-bill-731-us-law-sealing-criminal-records-maria-elena-durazo-gavin-newsom-sign/7835552001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in August.
The Peace Officers Research Association of California said in a statement to the Chronicle that offenders would have “less deterrent to commit another crime” if they are let free with their record wiped. They also noted that the language of the measure doesn’t rule out some violent acts of crime.
The California Association of Licensed Investigators&#8217; president Frank W. Huntington, III sent the organization&#8217;s response to SB-731 to The Daily Wire, saying it &#8220;completely supports second chances. SB 731 was simply not the way to accomplish this goal.&#8221;
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&#8220;Presently, investigators are prohibited from reporting convictions older than seven years in pre- employment background matters. We at CALI offered the same conditions, even lowering the time frame to four years for other investigations including pre-housing inquiries. This compromise would have accomplished the exact same result without sealing records that have historically been public,&#8221; Huntington said in the response. &#8220;Now, with the signing of SB 731 into law, these records are no longer public, yet still accessible to government agencies such as prosecutors and law enforcement. In other words, the government has access to information the public no longer has. That is of great concern to us at CALI, as it should be to all.&#8221;
&#8220;CALI is also concerned that the sealing of critical public record information will lead to preventable situations where an employer hires an individual who harms an employee or customer and may be detrimental to the efforts of individuals and organizations to prevent domestic violence among many other public safety matters,&#8221; the response noted.
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California is the first state in the country to make an automatic process for closing off records of felonies. In 2019, Newsom <a href="https://ccresourcecenter.org/2019/10/10/california-becomes-third-state-to-adopt-clean-slate-record-relief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a bill making California the third state to allow &#8220;clean slate&#8221; automatic record relief.

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Newsom Signs Bill Allowing Criminals To Hide Records From Background Checks

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill SB 731 Allowing Criminals To Hide Records From Background Checks

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California’s</a> ban on private <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prisons</a> and for-profit immigration detention centers after a panel of judges ruled against it last year.
The panel of eleven judges said that federal law, specifically the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. Constitution, supersedes the state measure. 
The Supremacy Clause, or Article VI, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/supremacy_clause#:~:text=Article%20VI,%20Paragraph%202%20of,laws,%20and%20even%20state%20constitutions." target="_blank" rel="noopener">holds</a> that the U.S. Constitution and federal legislation takes priority over the laws of states. 
“This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding,” the Constitution <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlevi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a> in part.
Circuit Judge Jacqueline Nguyen <a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2022/09/26/20-56172.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> the opinion for the majority. 
“The en banc court held that AB 32 would breach the core promise of the Supremacy Clause. To comply with California law, ICE would have to cease its ongoing immigration detention operations in California and adopt an entirely new approach in the state,” Nguyen wrote. “This foundational limit on state power cannot be squared with the dramatic changes that AB 32 would require ICE to make.”
The state was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-26/court-says-california-ban-on-private-ice-detention-facilities-is-unconstitutional">sued</a> by the federal government and a federal contractor, which asked that the law&#8217;s execution be blocked by injunction. A district court refused.
Last year, three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-donald-trump-gavin-newsom-san-diego-california-ba5b3ef5a1398fe7ab2ca6bf31627878" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided</a> that the measure was in conflict with the powers of the federal government.
“AB 32 cannot stand because it conflicts with this federal power and discretion given to the Secretary (of Homeland Security) in an area that remains in the exclusive realm of the federal government, and it bars the Secretary from doing what federal immigration law explicitly permits him or her to do,” Judge Kenneth Lee wrote.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta then asked that a larger panel review the ruling, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/27/court-blocks-california-prison-ban-00058967">according</a> to Politico. This week, the higher court got <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-26/court-says-california-ban-on-private-ice-detention-facilities-is-unconstitutional">rid</a> of the lower court’s ruling refusing an injunction and returned it to be reviewed.
The 2019 law, <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Assembly Bill 32</a>, would not have allowed the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incarcerate anyone in a “private, for-profit prison facility” after January 1, 2028. Governor Gavin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom</a> (D-CA) signed the law in 2019, and it was originally sponsored by Bonta when he was in the California Assembly. 
Bonta’s office said it is looking over the ruling but is “deeply disappointed” by it. The measure “was enacted to protect the health and welfare of Californians and recognized the federal government’s own documented concerns with for-profit, private prisons and detention facilities,” his office noted in a statement, per Politico.

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Appeals Court Rules California’s Ban On For-Profit Prisons, Immigration Detention Centers Is Unconstitutional

Appeals Court Rules California's Ban On For-Profit Prisons, Immigration Detention Centers Violates Supremacy Clause Of Constitution

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