Federal Prison System

A panel of advocates and a panel of Justice Department officials testified on the effectiveness of the federal prison system. The first grou… read more

A panel of advocates and a panel of Justice Department officials testified on the effectiveness of the federal prison system. The first group of witnesses, which included Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, described their experiences both in and out of the system, and the work they were doing to assist those still incarcerated or in the re-entry process. Witnesses in the second panel talked about the challenges they were addressing in a system that, by their own accounts, continues to be stretched beyond its capacity. Topics of discussion included solitary confinement, women’s prison issues, treatment of violent v. non-violent offenders, treatment for addiction and mental illness, and the process of re-entry into the community. close

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Program ID:
327470-1
Category:
Senate Committee
Format:
Senate Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 04, 2015 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 08, 2015 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Aug 04, 2015 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Aug 04, 2015 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 04, 2015 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 04, 2015 | 12:06pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 04, 2015 | 10:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 05, 2015 | 2:47am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Aug 05, 2015 | 3:09pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 06, 2015 | 5:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 07, 2015 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 08, 2015 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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