“The federal Bureau of Prisons has quietly fired an education specialist the Justice Department hired to serve as the first ‘superintendent’ of the educational system within federal prisons, HuffPost has learned.
“The Obama administration brought on Amy Lopez last year to overhaul educational programs for federal prisoners, with the hope of easing their re-entry into society and reducing recidivism. Lopez was fired last week ― leaving the future of the reform efforts under President Donald Trump in doubt.”