https://www.huffpost.com/entry/assistant-us-attorney-says-william-barr-dishonors-justice-department_n_5f6f8062c5b64deddeee9dc5

A federal prosecutor wrote a letter expressing his opposition to Attorney General William Barr, who he said “brought shame” to the Department of Justice.

“While I am a federal prosecutor, I am writing to express my own views, clearly not those of the department, on a matter that should concern all citizens: the unprecedented politicization of the office of the attorney general,” said James D. Herbert, assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, in a letter to The Boston Globe published Thursday.

Herbert said he felt compelled to speak out against Barr after the attorney general earlier this month lambasted the prosecutors who work for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfBDmLDKS88&ab_channel=ABACriminalJusticeSection

This program will discuss RISE, a pathbreaking program aimed at ending the cycle of violence and addiction that leads to mass incarceration. RISE was developed by U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, MA, to implement a restorative justice centered program in the federal district court in Boston. The men and women chosen to participate are charged with serious felony crimes and facing years in prison. If they successfully complete the program, which has a crucial restorative justice component and also requires that participants get drug treatment and educational or vocational training, most of them do not go to prison. The panel will feature Judge Sorokin, Laura Santina, who graduated from the program, Maria D'Addieco, the federal probation officer who runs the restorative justice component, and Asst. James Herbert. It will be moderated by Professor Lara Bazelon, who is the author of Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction.

starts talking at 28:17 screaming liberal

James D. Herbert, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Boston, MA

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/26/portland-police-deputized-us-marshals-ahead-clash/

Portland police were deputized as U.S. Marshals Saturday morning, meaning federal prosecutors can now bring charges against anyone who assaults them as they respond to what’s expected to be clashing demonstrations later in the day.

That could up the consequences for rioters on a day when both far-right and left-wing activists have planned gatherings in the Oregon city.

The last time there were dueling gatherings, a far-right activist was shot and killed by an Antifa supporter, who was later killed when he resisted arrest.

Police officials said their officers have faced “unspeakable violence” over the last few months. Racial justice protests have occurred throughout Portland, mostly peacefully, but on a near-nightly basis some of those protesters will arm themselves with shields and weapons and confront the police.

The local district attorney has been reluctant to pursue cases in many instances, so the U.S. attorney has stepped in to make federal cases where he can. Deputizing police makes that process much easier