Hearing on Uncounted Deaths in U.S. Prisons
2022-09-20T21:31:05-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2JkXC8wMDNcLzE2NjM2OTkxNTJfMDAzLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on uncounted deaths in U.S. prisons. Family members of deceased prisoners shared their personal experiences. Also, Loyola University law professor Andrea Armstrong discussed data about prison deaths, and the Department of Justice’s Maureen Henneberg and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Gretta Goodwin discussed what the DOJ is doing to improve accurate reporting of prison deaths and enforcement of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). The subcommittee’s 10-month investigation revealed that in 2021 the DOJ failed to identify about 990 deaths in custody. “There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons and jails. People are dying every week in America’s prisons and jails,” said Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on uncounted deaths in U.S. pr… read more
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on uncounted deaths in U.S. prisons. Family members of deceased prisoners shared their personal experiences. Also, Loyola University law professor Andrea Armstrong discussed data about prison deaths, and the Department of Justice’s Maureen Henneberg and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Gretta Goodwin discussed what the DOJ is doing to improve accurate reporting of prison deaths and enforcement of the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA). The subcommittee’s 10-month investigation revealed that in 2021 the DOJ failed to identify about 990 deaths in custody. “There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons and jails. People are dying every week in America’s prisons and jails,” said Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations close
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Vanessa Fano Sister of Prison Suicide Victim
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Belinda Maley Mother of Son Who Died While in Custody
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