[Federal Register: August 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 161)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1485]
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) announces that the Review
Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), will hold hearings in Orlando, Florida on
August 27, 2008, Washington, DC, on September 10-11, 2008, Springfield,
Massachusetts on September 24-25, 2008 and again in Washington, DC, on
September 30 and October 1, 2008. 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 prison rape, and prison and prison systems
with the highest and lowest incidence of prison rape. On June 25, 2008,
BJS issued the report Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by
Inmates, 2007. The report provides a listing of local jails ranked
according to the prevalence of 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. Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Brevard County,
Florida Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual victimization).
2. Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Northwest Ohio
Regional Correctional Center--facility with a low prevalence of sexual
victimization).
3. Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Southeastern
Ohio Regional Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual
victimization)
4. Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Hampden
County, Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center--facility with a low
prevalence of sexual victimization).
5. Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (New York
City Rose M. Singer Center, New York--facility with a high prevalence
of sexual victimization).
6. Wednesday, September 30, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Torrance
County, New Mexico Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual
victimization)
7. Thursday, October 1, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Bernalillo County,
New Mexico Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual
victimization)
ADDRESSES: The hearing on August 27, 2008 will take place at the
Florida A&M University, College of Law, 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando,
Florida 32801. The hearings on September 10-11, 2008 and those on
September 30-October 1, 2008, will take place at the Office of Justice
Programs Building, Main Conference Room, Third Floor, U.S. Department
of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. The hearing on
September 24-25, 2008 will take place at the Western New England
College, School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, Massachusetts
01119-2684.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Zubowicz Designated
Federal Official, OJP, christopher.zubowicz@usdoj.gov, (202) 307-0690
[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 hearing will assist the Panel
in formulating best practices for deterring prison rape. Space is
limited at all hearing locations. Members of the public who wish to
attend the hearing in Washington, DC, must present photo identification
upon entrance to the Office of Justice Programs. Special needs requests
should be made to Christopher Zubowicz, Designated Federal Official,
OJP, christopher.zubowicz@usdoj.gov or 202-307-0690, at least one week
prior to the hearing.
Dated: August 13, 2008.
Michael Alston,
Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-19125 Filed 8-18-08; 8:45 am]
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