FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          AG
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1997                         (202) 514-2008
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

 ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO APPOINTS CORRECTIONS, SUPERVISION TRUSTEES

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Attorney General Janet Reno
announced the appointment of two trustees to oversee the transition
of part of DC's criminal justice system to the Federal government.

     John L. Clark will serve as District of Columbia Corrections
Trustee, and John A. "Jay" Carver will serve as District of
Columbia Pretrial Services, Parole and Offender Supervision Trustee
(Offender Supervision Trustee).

     "Together our new trustees have nearly 50 years experience in
public safety," Reno said.  "I am confident they will bring the
necessary vision, experience and sensitivity to their service of
criminal justice in the District."

     Clark has 23 years experience with the Bureau of Prisons
(BOP).   A former warden, Clark currently oversees contracts
between the BOP and community corrections centers and jails and is
responsible for BOP's privatization initiatives.

     Carver is currently the Director of the DC Office of the
Justice Management Institute.  Prior to that, he worked for 23
years at the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency.
     
     The DC Revitalization Act requires the Attorney General to
appoint a Corrections Trustee to oversee financial operations of
the DC Department of Corrections until the BOP assumes
responsibility for all felony offenders sentenced to prison under
the DC Code.  The Offender Supervision Trustee will organize the
transition of pretrial services, parole, adult probation and
offender supervision.

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