The attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is advising the federal prosecutors under his authority across the US to re-intensify the nation’s drug war as part of a Department of Justice initiative to target violent crime. 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats Read more“We absolutely need to focus on the most violent offenders. It’s difficult to assess exactly what impact Sessions’ memo will have. But despite the spike, overall violent crime rates remain near all-time historic lows and are nowhere near those seen during the much more violent late 1980s and early 1990s. “Crime rates in the United States remain near historic lows,” Sessions was scripted to remark.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2017 14:03 UTC