We all understand that, as professionals, the movement is to this is not the right way we should be treating people.

I truly have to tell you that overall I have never seen a more dedicated professional group of men and women that risk their lives.

I appreciate your decades of service, and as someone who spent a significant portion of my adult life in law enforcement, I certainly am grateful, as I am sure is every Member of this Committee, for the service of the many employees of the…

We have to shine the light in the darkest of places and the most restrictive areas of Government control.

This issue is an issue that raises complicated issues because you have got conflicting interests.

I think everyone here shares a number of common objectives: wanting to ensure that all Federal prisoners are held in a humane manner that respects their inherent dignity as human beings.

there will always be a need for a prison within a prison. Some offenders will need to be isolated to provide a secure environment for both staff and offenders.

I had the opportunity to represent John Thompson, who is another individual who was wrongfully convicted of murder.

I would like to thank each of the witnesses for coming here and for giving your testimony.

I would also like to thank you for your advocacy and involvement with the justice system.

I would be interested, in the judgment of the Bureau of Prisons, what is the affirmative value of solitary confinement? In what circumstances should it be employed? And what are the risks, what are the downsides to using it as a tool in…

I think the odds are unacceptably high and this current path is exceedingly dangerous for our national security.