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25 October 2006
[Federal Register: October 25, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 206)]
[Notices]
[Page 62488]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1461]
Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is announcing the first
hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), which will be held
in Represa, California, on November 14-15, 2006. The hearing times and
location are noted below. The purpose of the hearing is to identify
common characteristics, not only of victims and perpetrators of prison
rape, but also of prisons and prison systems with a high incidence of
prison rape and those that have been successful in deterring prison
rape.
DATES: The hearing schedule is as follows:
1. Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2. Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place at the California State Prison,
Sacramento on Prison Road in Represa, California 95671.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Severens, Designated
Federal Official, OJP, Kathleen.Severens@usdoj.gov, or 202-514-8827.
[Note: This is not a toll-free number.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Review Panel on Prison Rape, which was
established pursuant to the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Public
Law 108-79, 117 Stat. 972 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609
(2006)), will hold its initial hearing on November 14-15, 2006, to
carry out the review functions specified at 42 U.S.C. 15603(b)(3)(A).
Results from this hearing will assist the Panel in formulating the
questions that it will ask various facilities (including prisons,
jails, and lockups at locations throughout the United States) at future
hearings of the Review Panel to discern the best practices for
deterring prison rape.
The Panel chose to hold its initial hearing at the California State
Prison in Sacramento because the California Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is a large system. The Panel seeks to learn
the following information from large prison systems similar to the
CDCR:
The factors in a prison environment conducive to deterring
sexual assaults;
The prison system protocols and policies requiring
examination by the Panel;
The staff persons in large systems that could be potential
key witnesses at future Panel hearings;
Useful methods for evaluating prison rape training of
correctional officers and medical staff;
Likely barriers to reporting, investigation, and
deterrence of prison rape; and
Useful methods for assessing the role of correctional
officers' unions in deterring prison rape.
The Panel's decision to hold its initial hearing at the California
State Prison in Sacramento is not based upon any ranking or finding by
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) concerning the incidence of
prison rape in any facility of the CDCR. The BJS rankings of all State
and federal facilities (both adult and juvenile) by incidence of prison
rape are expected to be completed by June 30, 2007.
Members of the public who wish to attend the hearing must present
photo identification upon entrance to the facility. Pursuant to CDCR
rules and regulations, additional identification documentation may be
required. Space is limited. Special needs requests should be made to
Kathleen M. Severens, Designated Federal Official, OJP,
Kathleen.Severens@usdoj.gov or 202-514-8827, at least one week prior to
the hearing.
Dated: October 18, 2006.
Michael Alston,
Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-17815 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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