[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 188 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2220]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF U.S. MARSHAL PETER J. ELLIOTT ON THE OCCASION OF 
  RECEIVING THE 2011 OHIO STATE BAR FOUNDATION'S OUTSTANDING PROGRAM 
                                 AWARD

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                          HON. MARCIA L. FUDGE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2011

  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the citizens of the Eleventh 
Congressional District of Ohio, I rise today to recognize U.S. Marshal 
Peter J. Elliott of the Northern District of Ohio, on receiving the 
Ohio State Bar Foundation's Outstanding Program Award on behalf of the 
Fugitive Safe Surrender Program. The Award is given annually to an 
organization and its leadership for programs that promote access to, 
and generate improvements in, the Ohio criminal justice system.
  I am pleased to recognize Marshal Elliott's tireless efforts and 
commend him on the success of the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program, 
which he created after Cleveland police officer Wayne Leon, a family 
friend, was killed by an individual being served an arrest warrant.
  Since 2005, Fugitive Safe Surrender has brought thousands of 
fugitives in over 25 cities across the nation to surrender. The idea of 
having fugitives surrender in a safe haven, such as a church, has been 
one key to the program's success.
  In 2010, between September 22nd and 25th, Fugitive Safe Surrender 
brought in a national record of 7,431 fugitives at Mount Zion Church in 
Oakwood Village, Ohio. The Fugitive Safe Surrender program was 
authorized by Congress in July 2006 and signed into law in 2007, after 
being introduced by the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones and 
former Senator Mike DeWine. It is believed to be the first program of 
its kind in the nation. I am very proud that this program was created 
in the Northern District of Ohio by my friend, U.S. Marshal Peter 
Elliott, and congratulate him on receiving the well-deserved Ohio State 
Bar Foundation's Outstanding Program Award in recognition of the 
Fugitive Safe Surrender Program.