However, advocates for reform in this area have argued that in many cases the collateral consequences that apply to a given conviction are scattered throughout the code books and unknown to those responsible for the enforcement. This claim should found familiar for the witnesses of this task force since the witnesses have showed the statues are scattered throughout the code. And Supreme Court recognized in 2010 additionally that when a person considering a guilty plea is unaware of serious consequences that will follow this raises questions of fairness and the Constitutional Rights of effective assistance of council. There are several areas where i have serious concerns most notablely with regard to the argument advanced by many, including one of the witnesses today, that congress should force private employers who ignore criminal history when making a hire decision via ban the box and other liege legislation issues. I dont believe that those engage in the conduct should be able to com
Knowledgeable to do. Too often our jails have become our countrys mental institutions, and i believe that supporting bills such as the Community Mental Health Collaborative Mental Health act that senator franken spoke of earlier will help provide resources to our states, Law Enforcement community, as well as to our state corrections officials when theyre encountering and dealing with people that are suffering from Mental Health issues and Mental Illness. I would like to share some promising alternatives and strategies from justice fellowships perspective of those that have reduced the use of segregation. That is first to use Mission Housing to target the need of prisoner was Mental Illness, developmental delays, and those at risk of sexual victimization. Second, to use alternative responses to the disruptions outside of segregation. Third is to increase the training for the prison staff on methods that promote positive social behavior within the bureau of prisons. Jurisdictions employi
And i dont think that it would be advisable to have witnesses sit for an hour and a half and i dont know how many members will be coming back after an hour and half, so id like to wrap this up by 10 0, 10 43 0, 10 450, 10. I have an Opening Statement. I yield myself five minutes. Good morning and welcome to the eighth hearing of the judiciary committees Overcriminalization Task force. Todays hearing will focus on the collateral consequences associated with a criminal conviction. Over its first seven hearings, the task force examined issues related to criminal attempt over federalization, penalties and other issues which affect criminal defendants during oat investigative and prosecutorial phases of the criminal justice process. Toat investigative and prosecutorial phases of the criminal justice proces theoat investigative and prosecutorial phases of the criminal justice procesinvestigative and prosecu phases of the criminal justice process. However, todays hearing will examine the cons
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