[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54856-54857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22254]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1489]


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 Springfield, 
Massachusetts, on September 24, 2008, and 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, 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);

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    2. Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Torrance County, 
New Mexico Jail--facility with a high prevalence of sexual 
victimization);
    3. Wednesday, 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 September 24, 2008, will take place at the 
Western New England College, School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road, 
Springfield, Massachusetts 01119-2684. The hearings on September 30, 
2008, and 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.

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: This notice corrects the one issued August 
19, 2008, regarding upcoming Review Panel hearings. The current notice 
reflects the postponement of the hearing scheduled on September 25, 
2008, in Springfield, Massachusetts, involving the Rose M. Singer 
Center, New York City Department of Correction. It also correctly 
states the days of the September 30 and October 1 hearings (Tuesday and 
Wednesday, respectively) which were incorrectly stated in the August 
19, 2008, Federal Register Notice.
    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 Springfield, Massachusetts, should RSVP to Barb Cooley at 
Western New England College, School of Law, before 3:00 p.m., of the 
day preceding the hearing. Ms. Cooley can be contacted at 413-782-1624. 
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.

Michael Alston,
Office of Justice Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-22254 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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