The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has left her position amid President Donald Trump's efforts to implement drastic reforms to the Justice Department.
Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters is out as the head of the beleaguered agency and her track record was mixed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The head of the Bureau of Prisons is out of a job. Forbes reported that Colette Peters resigned on Monday, coinciding with President Donald Trump's first day in office. No reason was given.
President Donald Trump’s executive order granting pardons to people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol will free several people from Southwest Virginia.
Less than 12 hours in office and President Donald Trump has already pardoned approximately 1,500 people who allegedly participated in the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot, but a Florida attorney said the Bureau of Prisons is dragging its feet when it comes to releasing them.
The newly sworn-in 47th president signed a document commuting 14 prison sentences and offering “a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
President Donald Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants on Monday night, after promising at his inaugural parade to sign an executive order on the matter.
The Trump administration is directing the Justice Department to dramatically boost its efforts on immigration enforcement, making it an agency top priority.
An El Paso man convicted in connection with the 2021 Capitol riot was released from prison after President Donald Trump's signed an executive order.
With federal pardons, seven Nevadans with Jan. 6 felony convictions will be released and have their gun rights restored. The eighth was granted clemency but his conviction will stand.
Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers asserted that they wanted President Trump to seek revenge on their behalf for being prosecuted in connection with the Jan. 6 riot.