[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 48394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19125]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1485]


Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announces that the Review 
Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), will hold hearings in Orlando, Florida on 
August 27, 2008, Washington, DC, on September 10-11, 2008, Springfield, 
Massachusetts on September 24-25, 2008 and again in Washington, DC, on 
September 30 and October 1, 2008. The hearing times and location are 
noted below. The purpose of the hearings is to assist the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics (BJS) in identifying common characteristics of 
victims and perpetrators of prison rape, and prison and prison systems 
with the highest and lowest incidence of prison rape. On June 25, 2008, 
BJS issued the report Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by 
Inmates, 2007. The report provides a listing of local jails ranked 
according to the prevalence of sexual victimization, and formed the 
basis of the Panel's decision about which facilities would be the 
subject of testimony.

DATES: The hearing schedule is as follows:
    1. Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Brevard County, 
Florida Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual victimization).
    2. Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Northwest Ohio 
Regional Correctional Center--facility with a low prevalence of sexual 
victimization).
    3. Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Southeastern 
Ohio Regional Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual 
victimization)
    4. Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Hampden 
County, Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center--facility with a low 
prevalence of sexual victimization).
    5. Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (New York 
City Rose M. Singer Center, New York--facility with a high prevalence 
of sexual victimization).
    6. Wednesday, September 30, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Torrance 
County, New Mexico Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual 
victimization)
    7. Thursday, October 1, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Bernalillo County, 
New Mexico Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual 
victimization)

ADDRESSES: The hearing on August 27, 2008 will take place at the 
Florida A&M University, College of Law, 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, 
Florida 32801. The hearings on September 10-11, 2008 and those on 
September 30-October 1, 2008, will take place at the Office of Justice 
Programs Building, Main Conference Room, Third Floor, U.S. Department 
of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. The hearing on 
September 24-25, 2008 will take place at the Western New England 
College, School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, Massachusetts 
01119-2684.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Zubowicz Designated 
Federal Official, OJP, [email protected], (202) 307-0690 
[Note: This is not a toll free number.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel, which was established pursuant to 
the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Public Law 108-79, 117 Stat. 
972 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609 (2006)), will hold 
its next hearings to carry out the review functions specified at 42 
U.S.C. 15603(b)(3)(A). Testimony from the hearing will assist the Panel 
in formulating best practices for deterring prison rape. Space is 
limited at all hearing locations. Members of the public who wish to 
attend the hearing in Washington, DC, must present photo identification 
upon entrance to the Office of Justice Programs. Special needs requests 
should be made to Christopher Zubowicz, Designated Federal Official, 
OJP, [email protected] or 202-307-0690, at least one week 
prior to the hearing.

    Dated: August 13, 2008.
Michael Alston,
Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-19125 Filed 8-18-08; 8:45 am]
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