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applegrove

(133,731 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 11:38 PM 9 hrs ago

The new rule gives Acting AG Todd Blanche total, unchecked authority to personally dictate where prisoners serve time.

https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/116806521906106744


Former DOJ Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer has uncovered a massive, quiet policy change at the Bureau of Prisons (dated May 6) that completely strips away objective checks and balances for federal inmate placement.

The new rule gives Acting AG Todd Blanche total, unchecked authority to bypass standard BOP safety scoring and personally dictate where prisoners serve time.

The warning? Allies get fast-tracked to comfy halfway houses or home confinement, while political opponents or protestors could face unilateral placement in maximum-security prisons alongside violent offenders. No review.

No limits.This is the weaponization of the prison system hiding in plain sight, and it needs to be the central focus of Blanche's upcoming Senate confirmation hearings.
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The new rule gives Acting AG Todd Blanche total, unchecked authority to personally dictate where prisoners serve time. (Original Post) applegrove 9 hrs ago OP
I hate this fucking DOJ and Trump hookaleft 9 hrs ago #1
Not for long.................. Lovie777 9 hrs ago #2
Now the word is out and so hopefully this "rule" will quickly be squashed. CaliforniaPeggy 9 hrs ago #3
Liz Oyer has been a valuable asset in the truthosphere. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #4

CaliforniaPeggy

(157,236 posts)
3. Now the word is out and so hopefully this "rule" will quickly be squashed.
Wed Jun 24, 2026, 11:59 PM
9 hrs ago

These words say it all:

No limits.This is the weaponization of the prison system hiding in plain sight, and it needs to be the central focus of Blanche's upcoming Senate confirmation hearings.

yellow dahlia

(6,888 posts)
4. Liz Oyer has been a valuable asset in the truthosphere.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:18 AM
8 hrs ago

And she is a great addition to the analysts on MSNOW.

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