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

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 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…

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 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'm very concerned that the JPA we're going down with Iran is making the same mistakes that the United States made with respect to North Korea.

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

Given that these terrorists are professing allegiance to al Qaeda, at least portions of them are led by Kumu and others with ties directly to bin Laden, and given that they murdered four Americans, does it make sense that we should be in…

Mr. President, I commend the Senator from New Hampshire for her stirring remarks on the terrorist attacks in Benghazi and urge that we pay heed to the words she said. It is striking--the Senator from New Hampshire has said more about that…

I would call upon you to carry out the tradition of independence that Attorneys General have honored.

Has any investigation been done about whether individual donors to Governor Romney have been audited and targeted by the IRS at a greater rate than donors to President Obama?