By Jack Queen, Julio-Cesar Chavez and Sarah N. Lynch LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) -Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor's rights during the raid in which she was shot and killed,

The DOJ has recently sent formal requests to multiple sheriffs across the state asking for information on legal status of inmates. The DOJ says, its part of increasing safety.

The U.S. Justice Department is recommending an ex-Kentucky police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid should serve no prison time, an abrupt about-face after spending years prosecuting the former detective.

Comey is the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the FBI. She joined the Justice Department office in Manhattan in 2015 as a trial lawyer. Two years after her joining, her father, James Comey, was fired (in 2017) by Donald Trump.

The US Department of Justice is seeking to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, officials said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump struggles to quell a furor over the handling of the explosive case.

There was no specific reason given for Maurene Comey's firing from the US attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York, according to a person who spoke to the Associated Press.

The US Justice Department has formally asked a court to unseal grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.The move follows growing public and political pressure for more transparency in the case.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, whose agency oversees the jails, said deputies don't ask for an individual's immigration status during booking.