“The day then-President-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDems pick up deep-red legislative seat in MissouriGrassley to Sessions: Policy for employees does not comply with the lawNew immigration policy leaves asylum seekers in the lurchMORE to be attorney general, I cried. It struck me personally and professionally. My father was a federal drug prisoner and almost died behind bars when prison officials left untreated an emergency medical condition. And I’ve worked on criminal justice and drug policy for almost two decades.”