FedCURE News:     

 

• U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies: 

       Hearings 10-12 March 2009.

 

• United States Sentencing Commission:  

Hearings - 17 March 2009.

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Commerce, Justice Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee

series of hearings from 10 to 12 March 2009 on reentry and related criminal justice issues

 

 

Schedule of hearings:  Prepared Statements and Testimony.

• 03/10/09 Hearing
  Major Challenges Facing Federal Prisons, Part 1
  10:00 AM, H-309 Capitol
  Witness: Harley Lappin, Director, Bureau of Prisons

Prepared Statement:

http://www.fedcure.org/documents/Lappin-TEST-HouseSubcommittee=CommerceJusticeScience&Related Agencies-93540ea90053-100309.pdf

 

Rebutal, Prepared Statement (Pat Nolan):

http://www.fedcure.org/documents/PatNolan-MemoCJS-Members-BOP-SCA-HYH-090308-100309.pdf

• 03/10/09 Hearing
  Major Challenges Facing Federal Prisons, Part 2
  2:00 PM, H-309 Capitol
  Witnesses: American Federation of Government Employees

 Prepared Statement:

• 03/10/09 Hearing
  Offender Drug Abuse Treatment Approaches
  3:00 PM, H-309 Capitol
  Witness: Dr. Faye Taxman, PhD, Professor, George Mason University

Prepared Statement:

• 03/11/09 Hearing
  Assessment of the Serious & Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
  9:30 AM, H-309 Capitol
  Witnesses:
  Dr. Christy Visher, PhD, Professor, University of Delaware and Principal Research Associate, The Urban Institute
  Dr. Pamela Lattimore, PhD, Principle Scientist, RTI International

Prepared Statement:

• 03/11/09 Hearing
  Innovative Prisoner Reentry Programs, Part 1
  1:30 PM, H-309 Capitol
  Witnesses:
  Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative

Prepared Statement:

http://www.fedcure.org/documents/MichPriosnerReentryInt-SennisSchrant110309.pdf

George T. McDonald, Founder and President, The Doe Fund, Inc.

Testimony:

Pat Nolan, Vice President, Prison Fellowship

Testimony:

http://www.fedcure.org/documents/PatNolan-PrisFllw-TEST-CJS,HearingReentry09031-110309.pdf

• 03/11/09 Hearing
  Innovative Prisoner Reentry Programs, Part 2
  3:00 PM, H-309 Capitol
  Witness: Jennie S. Amison, Director, Gemeinschaft Home

Testimony:

http://www.FedCURE.org/documents/GemeinschaftHome-J.S.Amison-TEST-110309.pdf

• 03/12/09 Hearing
  "What Works" for Successful Prisoner Reentry
  9:30 AM, H-309 Capitol
  Witnesses:
  Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College and former Director, National Institute of Justice

Testimony:

 

http://www.FedCURE.org/documents/JohnJsyCollegeCJ-TEST-Reentry-JeremyTravis120309.pdf

Dr. James M. Byrne, PhD, Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Testimony:

 

The United States Sentencing Commission

public hearing 17 march 2009 - Priority for Amendment Cycle Ending 01 May 2009

 

Schedule of hearings:  Prepared Statements and Testimony.

• 03/17/09 Public Hearing: 
• United States Sentencing Commission
• 4:30 PM, USSC, Washington, DC.
• Witness:
• FedCURE,  Dr. Kenny Linn, J.D., LL.M., Chairman. 

Prepared Statement:

http://www.fedcure.org/documents/FedCURE-USSC-Testimony170309HrngKHL-070309.pdf

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