Trump pulls the plug on program that reviewed possible wrongful convictions
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday he is suspending the state's Conviction Review Unit after the Trump administration declined to renew the federal grant that funded the program.
- Ellison said the Justice Department's decision left his office unable to continue operating the unit without diverting resources from other core responsibilities.
- "Following the Trump administration's refusal to renew federal grant funding that supported the program, my office is suspending our Conviction Review Unit," Ellison said in a statement.
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- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday he is suspending the state's Conviction Review Unit after the Trump administration declined to renew the federal grant that funded the program.
- Ellison said the Justice Department's decision left his office unable to continue operating the unit without diverting resources from other core responsibilities.
- "Following the Trump administration's refusal to renew federal grant funding that supported the program, my office is suspending our Conviction Review Unit," Ellison said in a statement.
Sources: The Independent