[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8781]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OCR) Docket No. 1548]
Hearings 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) announces that the Review
Panel on Prison Rape (Panel) will hold hearings in Washington, DC on
April 26-27, 2011. The hearing times and location are noted below. The
purpose of the hearings is to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) in identifying common characteristics of victims and perpetrators
of sexual victimization in U.S. prisons, and the common characteristics
of prisons with the highest and lowest incidence of rape, respectively,
based on an anonymous survey by the BJS of inmates in a representative
sample of U.S. prisons. On August 26, 2010, the BJS issued the report
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-09.
The report provides a listing of prisons grouped according to the
prevalence of reported sexual victimization, and formed the basis of
the Panel's decision about which facilities would be the subject of
testimony.
DATES: The hearing schedule is as follows:
1. Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Bureau of Justice
Statistics; Dr. Barbara Owen--nationally-known expert on women's prison
culture; Elkton Federal Correctional Institution--facility with a low
prevalence of sexual victimization; Bridgeport, Texas, Pre-Parole
Treatment Facility--facility with a low prevalence of sexual
victimization; James V. Allred Unit, Texas--facility with a high
prevalence of sexual victimization.
2. Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 9 a.m. 4 p.m.: James V. Allred Unit,
Texas--facility with a high prevalence of sexual victimization; Elmira,
New York, Correctional Facility--facility with a high prevalence of
sexual victimization; Fluvanna, Virginia, Correctional Center for
Women--facility with a high prevalence of sexual victimization.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will take place at the Office of Justice
Programs Building, Video Conference Room, Third Floor, U.S. Department
of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Swiderski, Designated Federal
Official for the Panel at (202) 514-8615. [Note: This is not a toll-
free number.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel, 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 next hearings to carry out the review functions specified at 42
U.S.C. 15603(b)(3)(A). Testimony from the hearings will assist the
Panel in carrying out its statutory obligations. The witness list is
subject to amendment; please refer to the Review Panel on Prison Rape
Web site at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/reivewpanel.htm for any updates
regarding the hearing schedule. Space is limited at the hearing
location. Members of the public who wish to attend the hearing in
Washington, DC must present government-issued photo identification upon
entrance to the Office of Justice Programs. Special needs requests
should be made to Joseph Swiderski, Designated Federal Official, OJP,
[email protected] or (202) 514-8615, at least one week before
the hearings.
Michael Alston,
Director, Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-8781 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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