In June of 2006, a bipartisan national task force, the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, released its recommendations after a year-long investigation.
I think it is cruel and unusual punishment.
the safety of America at large, of course, is an equally important priority
I want to thank Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy for reestablishing this Subcommittee.
I am going to ask the last question of you.
the obvious question is what skills do they have to recognize mental illness and its manifestations in contrast to simple criminal misconduc...
Senator Webb's idea of a reform commission, which I have cosponsored, is a step in the right direction.
I think it causes deterioration with mentally ill inmates.
Do you feel that our system of justice is really equipped to deal with what we have decided as America will be our future when it comes to m...
I can recall, just as an aside, that in 1970, then-Lieutenant Governor Paul Simon took me, a young lawyer fresh out of law school, on an ons...
Beyond about 10 days, the report noted, practically no benefits can be found and the harm is clear--not just for inmates but for the public ...