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Full Committee Hearing

Women In Prison: Programs And Alternatives

Type: Full Committee Hearing
Date:
Time: 10:00am
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226

Panel 1

  • Dave Durenberger

    U.S. Senator
    State of Minnesota

Panel 2

  • Brenda V. Smith

    Senior Counsel
    National Women's Law Center
    Washington, DC
  • Jean Harris

    Former Inmate
    Teacher at the Parent Center
    Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
    Bedford Hills, NY
  • Cassandra Newkirk

    Deputy Commissioner, Offender Services
    President
    Georgia Department of Corrections; American Correctional Health Services Association

Panel 3

  • Ellen M. Barry

    Director
    Managing Attorney
    Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
    San Francisco, CA
  • Harriette Davis

    Former Client
    California Community Prisoner Mother Program
  • Gail T. Smith

    Executive Director
    Chicago Legal Aid to Incarcerated Mothers

Panel 4

  • Gladys Kessler

    Judge
    District of Columbia Superior Court
    Washington, DC
  • Charlotte B. Arnold

    Executive Director
    The Program for Female Offenders Inc.
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Elaine A. Lord

    Superintendent
    Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
    Bedford Hills, NY