For more information about the hearing and witnesses, go to
http://www.

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The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons is a diverse, 21-
member, non-partisan panel. The Commission is staffed by and funded through the Vera Institute of
Justice. Virgin Islands.773.6679 (mobile)

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Victoria
Wright told the Commissioners about her husband of 33 years, Jay, who was
convicted of a white-collar crime and died last August while serving his
three-year sentence in a California State prison.S.S. "On behalf of
the Hotline and the 1.

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S. Greater accountability, however, will only occur
when people inside and outside the system recognize this challenge. Testimony by Professor James Byrne of the University of
Massachusetts-Lowell helped to bridge the issues of gangs and oversight:
"Oversight is critical because as a society, we have to get past the 'out of
sight; out of mind' mentality where prisoners are concerned," making the point
that what happens inside prison -- including gang violence -- doesn 't stay
inside prison but instead reaches into community."
Since taking its first call 10 years ago, the Hotline has answered more
than 1. As
public awareness grows about domestic violence, the number of calls to the
Hotline has increased by an average of 200 percent," said Sheryl Cates , NDVH
executive director.685-6366 (office)
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Wall, who directs the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, offered his view
of the crux of the problem: "Prisons and jails are self-contained societies,
and inside there exists a natural imbalance of power. Oversight
mechanisms must operate outside of the department of corrections and must be
insulated from the legislature and executive branches of government. In addition to over $2 million in corporate donations, Senator Biden
introduced Connections Campaign legislation and secured $840,000 in federal
funding.5 million callers to the Hotline, we extend our
heartfelt gratitude. are
battered each year and more than half of the victims live in households with
children under age 12. "But the
people who call the Hotline are not statistics .

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District Court for the Middle
District of Alabama will explain tomorrow why federal constitutional
litigation is necessary to ensure that prisoners are protected from abusive
prison and jail conditions .

U.S. Senator Biden Teams With National Domestic Violence Hotline to Unveil Cutting-Edge Technology

They are women we see every day at work, at the grocery
story, in the school parking lot.

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National Commission Examines Oversight of U.S. Prisons and Jails and Gang Activity Behind Bars

LOS ANGELES , Today the Commission on Safety and
Abuse in America's Prisons began its final hearing with testimony from
corrections professionals, prison monitors and litigators, former prisoners,
scholars, and others on the crucial role of oversight and accountability in
creating safe conditions in U. As corrections
professionals, we are always trying to address this so that society's
requirements for a penal system can be met at the same time we are trying to
protect and care for inmates. The Commission 's efforts to
examine issues surrounding safety and abuse in America's prisons are a
critical part of that necessary effort.

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The Commission is also hearing testimony about the problem of gang
violence behind bars. correctional facilities; their impact on the
incarcerated, the men and women who staff facilities, and society at large;
and how to make America's prisons and jails safer and more effective.
The new technology includes mapping software, networked computers, flat-
screened monitors and telephone air time designed to maximize call volume. In many cases, they are people whose lives
have been changed, in part, by calling the Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE."

About the NDVH
The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a project of the Texas
Council on Family Violence in Austin, Texas.

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Department of Justice agrees, but will caution
against relying on litigation as the only or primary form of oversight.

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Technological Advancements Will Allow More Victims to Connect With Life-Saving
Services

AUSTIN, Texas, Surrounded by domestic violence
advocates, service providers and corporate partners, United States Senator
Joseph Biden and The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) today unveiled
innovative new technology systems that will enable more victims to access
life-saving services through the Hotline (1-800-799 -SAFE). Government studies have found that on average more than three women
are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day. They are real individuals
with real lives.

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The
technological improvements will also enable the Hotline to collect, sort and
report on national domestic violence patterns. Today, Hotline advocates answer as many as 600 calls
per day and an average of 16,500 calls per month from women, children and men
across the nation.

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Since
her husband's death, she has been trying to piece together what happened.
"Through their actions, their vision and their commitment to change the
reality of domestic violence in America, our Connections Campaign partners are
shining examples of leadership through advocacy," said Cates. The Journal of American Medical Associations estimates
that one-third of women seen in emergency rooms are victims of domestic
violence.

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In a written statement prepared in advance of his testimony tomorrow, A.472.

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NDVH
operates 24 hours each day, 365 days every year, in over 140 different
languages, with a TTY line available for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of
Hearing. All calls to NDVH are anonymous.423.

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S. He had a history of heart
attacks, and she believes he did not receive the medication he needed. William Yeomans, former supervisor at the Civil
Rights Division of the U.org/public_hearing_4. The
Commission will release its final report and recommendations in the spring of
2006.5 million calls.S.

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"These statistics are shocking, almost unbelievable," said Biden.

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asp. As part of his
continued efforts to prevent and respond to domestic violence nationwide,
Senator Biden spearheaded the Connections Campaign, a unique public-private
partnership between the federal government and companies like AOL , Microsoft,
Dell and IBM to benefit the Hotline.

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"The
questions 'who's watching' and 'who's responsible ' are at the beginning and
end of dealing with all of the problems we've examined."
Through the Connections Campaign, companies including Microsoft, Dell,
IBM, AOL and Catapult, have donated time, expertise and technology to the
Hotline.

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Later today, California's Inspector General Matthew Cate will testify that
oversight and accountability are "two sides of the same coin. Since March 2005 it has been exploring the most
serious problems inside U. Outdated equipment, coupled with increased usage, was
creating long hold times or busy signals for callers.
"Looking back over a decade of providing empowerment-based crisis
intervention services, the Hotline has become a victim of its own success.S.

CONTACTS:
Laurie Parker Jitin Hingorani
Elizabeth Christian Public Relations National Domestic Violence Hotline
512.

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For Cate, independence is crucial.S.
"Across the country, millions of women take the first step to escape
family violence by calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline," said
Senator Biden. "The new technology made possible by the Connections Campaign
will ensure that no battered woman, man or child gets a busy signal and no
victim's life is ever put on hold. "Thanks to Senator Biden and our corporate partners from
the Connections Campaign, we now have the technology and training to answer
more calls and save more lives.

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Judge Myron Thompson who serves on the U.
The Commission has received support from elected officials, including
United States Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA).
The Hotline was created by Senator Biden's landmark Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA) and answered its first call in February of 1996.

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Attorney General and Commission Co -Chair, Nicholas de B. Katzenbach.prisoncommission.9599 (office) 512.

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Other veteran corrections administrators testifying at the hearing
include: Harley Lappin, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; Gwendolyn
Chunn, President of the American Correctional Association; Dora Schriro,
Corrections Director in Arizona; and Michael Ashe, Sheriff of Hampden County,
Massachusetts .
Yeomans also will suggest ways of strengthening litigation as one important
way to hold systems accountable. The Hotline serves as the only center in the
nation with access to more than 5,000 shelters and domestic violence programs
across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U. Contact the Hotline at 1-800-799-
SAFE or 1-800-787-3224 TTY for the deaf.

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"Our fourth and final hearing is focused on oversight and accountability,
because these two issues underlie everything else this Commission has
discussed since we began our work in March of last year," said former U.
Prison and jail administrators, including the Secretary of the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Roderick Hickman, are testifying
about what correctional systems are doing to hold themselves accountable for
the safety of prisoners and staff.T." He believes
there is more accountability today in California corrections because of the
oversight his office provides.

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prisons and jails, and on the nature and
prevalence of gang violence."
The importance of oversight in both preventing and learning from problems
in corrections is being underscored throughout the two-day hearing. This morning, former prisoners and gang members
explained why people join prison gangs, the damage they cause, and how the
correctional environment needs to change in order to reduce the draw of gangs
for prisoners. "It is critical that our
nation's prison system be continually evaluated, with rigorous examination of
the effectiveness of its programs, careful review of abuses and potential
abuses, and creative assessment of new ideas.

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Experts estimate that between two and four million women in the U. NDVH provides empowerment-based
crisis intervention , information and referral to victims of domestic violence,
their friends and families.8857 (mobile ) 512.