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White House Considers Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke for Top DHS Post

HeadlineMay 01, 2017

The White House is reportedly considering tapping Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke for a top job at the Department of Homeland Security. Politico reports Clarke could be appointed assistant secretary at the DHS Office of Partnership and Engagement. This comes as one of Clarke’s jails is currently under investigation, after news surfaced that prisoner Terrill Thomas died of extreme dehydration after guards cut off the water in his solitary confinement cell for seven days. Thomas, who suffered from bipolar disorder, is one of four people who died at the Milwaukee County Jail in only six months in 2016.

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