The National Summit on Justice Reinvestment and Public Safety: Addressing Recidivism, Crime, and Corrections Spending
Hearing Testimony
The request for the summit and the report arose from a series of eight hearings on corrections, reentry, and recidivism held by the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science in 2009. Links to pdfs of the testimony are included below.
Major Challenges Facing Federal Prisons, Part 1, Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Harley Lappin, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons (Testimony)
Major Challenges Facing Federal Prisons, Part 2, Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Phil Glover, National Legislative Director, AFGE Council of Prison Locals (Testimony)
Bryan Lowry, President, AFGE Council of Prison Locals (Testimony)
Offender Drug Abuse Treatment Approaches, Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Faye Taxman, PhD, Professor, Administration of Justice Department, George Mason
University (Testimony)
Assessment of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, Wednesday,
March 11, 2009
Christy Visher, PhD, Professor, University of Delaware and The Urban Institute (Testimony)
Pamela Lattimore, PhD, Principle Scientist, RTI International (Testimony)
Innovative Prisoner Reentry Programs, Part 1, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Dennis Schrantz, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Corrections (Testimony)
George T. McDonald, Founder and President, The Doe Fund, Inc. (Testimony)
Pat Nolan, Vice President, Prison Fellowship (Testimony)
Innovative Prisoner Reentry Programs, Part 2, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Jennie S. Amison, Director, Gemeinschaft Home (Testimony)
Judge Stephen Manley, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara (Testimony)
“What Works” for Successful Prisoner Reentry, Thursday, March 12, 2009
Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Testimony)
James M. Byrne, PhD, Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (Testimony)
Justice Reinvestment, Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Mike Thompson, Council of State Governments Justice Center (Testimony)
Rep. Jerry Madden, Vice-Chair, House Corrections Committee, Texas House of
Representatives (Testimony)
Roger Werholtz, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (Testimony)