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FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Ricky Dubose, left, and Donnie Russell Rowe enter the Putnam County courthouse in Eatonton, Ga. Georgia corrections officials are reporting there were numerous security policy violations in the lead-up to the escape of the two inmates from a prison bus last month. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool, File)
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross departs after speaking with members of the media and a listing to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' speech at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions on Friday told a roomful of federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials that cities like Philadelphia are "giving sanctuary" to criminals and asked them to "reconsider the harm they are doing to their residents. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross speaks with members of the media after Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions on Friday told a roomful of federal prosecutors and law enforcement officials that cities like Philadelphia are "giving sanctuary" to criminals and asked them to "reconsider the harm they are doing to their residents. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions recently singled out Philadelphia in speaking with law enforcement officials in Las Vegas, saying the city is "advertising" its policy and "protecting criminals." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions recently singled out Philadelphia in speaking with law enforcement officials in Las Vegas, saying the city is "advertising" its policy and "protecting criminals." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions recently singled out Philadelphia in speaking with law enforcement officials in Las Vegas, saying the city is "advertising" its policy and "protecting criminals." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Friday, July 21, 2017. Sessions recently singled out Philadelphia in speaking with law enforcement officials in Las Vegas, saying the city is "advertising" its policy and "protecting criminals." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **
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In this June 30, 2017 photo, Quincy Police Detective John Summers speaks about his career during his last week at the Quincy Police Department in Quincy. Summers retired after working with the Police Department for 39 years. (Jake Shane/The Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2016 file photo, Don McLean performs during a taping of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Rise Telethon in Nashville, Tenn. A domestic assault charge against McLean has been dismissed after he met the terms of a plea agreement, including staying out of trouble for a year. McLean pleaded guilty in a Maine court under a "deferred disposition" process in which the charge could be wiped away if a defendant met certain conditions. McLean paid a $3,000 fine Thursday, July 20, 2017 to settle remaining charges. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Jan Skogstrom, of Minneapolis, raises her fist with fellow protesters during a march in honor of Justine Damond at Beard's Plaissance Park Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Damond, of Australia, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, July 15 after calling 911 to report what she believed was a possible assault. (Aaron Lavinsky /Star Tribune via AP)
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Sarah Kuhnen, a neighbor of Justine Damond, speaks to the crowd during a march in honor of Damond at Beard's Plaissance Park, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Damond, of Australia, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, July 15 after calling 911 to report what she believed was a possible assault. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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The sun sets behind demonstrators at Beard's Plaissance Park during the "Peace and Justice March for Justine," Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Damond had called 911 on Saturday night to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. She was shot when she approached the police vehicle that was responding. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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Don Damond, the fiance of Justine Damond, is comforted outside his home by Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, as demonstrators march by Damond's home during a march in honor of Justine Damond, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Both Philando Castile and Justine Damond were shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers. (Aaron Lavinsky /Star Tribune via AP)
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Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau, center, stands with police inspector Kathy Waite, left, and assistant chief Medaria Arradondo during a news conference Thursday, July 20, 2017, Minneapolis. The family of an Australian woman shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer wants changes in police protocols, including a look at how often officers are required to turn on their body cameras, a family attorney told local media. (Maria Alejandra Cardona/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
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In this Wednesday, July 19, 2017 photo, a woman views a memorial for Justine Damond on the steps of the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community church in south Minneapolis. The family of Damond, an Australian woman shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer, has hired an attorney who represented the family of black motorist Philando Castile, who was also slain by a Minnesota police officer. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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In this Wednesday, July 19, 2017 photo, a Robyn Traxler, a lifelong resident of the Linden Hills neighborhood, placed flowers at the memorial for Justine Damond on the steps of the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community church in south Minneapolis. The family of Damond, an Australian woman shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer, has hired an attorney who represented the family of black motorist Philando Castile, who was also slain by a Minnesota police officer. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James, center-left, is hugged by a community member as he is welcomed home and sees his mother for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James, center-right, is surrounded by family and friends as he is welcomed home by his community and meets his mother for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, former child soldier James, accompanied by one of his sisters and friends, walks towards his mother's house to be reunited and see her for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, mother Nyayan Koang, who is unable to stand up due to polio, gazes at her son James, a former child soldier walking with a crutch, left, minutes after they were reunited and she saw him for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)