National institutes of Health Director dr. Francis collins and nih leaders testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and efforts. About 2 1 2 hours. About two af hours. The subcommittee will come to order thank yall very much and apologize for being late. On a life of ken its own. Late. They take on a life of their own but i just want to say good morning, good morning doctor collins and welcome back. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the nra campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about in ages work. We met with researchers who were working to develop treatment for major depression, shrink cancer tumors. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed back Clinical Trials. So it was a moving experience as well and we welcome our witnesses, including the five director said join as today and, in addition, doctor Francis Collins as john this is many times as director of
Justice home began in 2013 and as part of the program in cooperation with judges and prosecutors, women who are facing prison or jail for a felony are given a chance to remain at home with their families to be held accountable in the community and to get the help and support that they need to do better, and that is exactly what happens. 88 of justice home graduate remain arrest free after they complete the program. And justice are also realizes massive fiscal savings. Its the total cost of tax payer to incarcerated women in york its just too much of a going to foster care is over 130,000 a year. It costs less than 20,000 a year to support a woman to a Better Future via justice home. And it gets much better results. Again, looking to the states for innovation, we see two new primary care legislation adopted in massachusetts and tennessee. And these new measures require judges in the states to consider, in fact, when theyre in sentencing a person who is aa primary caregiver of minor chil
Hearing on women and the criminal Justice System in the criminal Justice System. Members questioned the witnesses on jails for female prisoners, highlighting several examples including solitary confinement, emotional distress, lack of resources when entering reentering society. This is about two and a half hours. The committee on crime, terrorism and Homeland Security will come to order. The chair istion, able to call recess at any time. For annize myself opening statement. I am very pleased this subcommittee is holding this hearing. After decades of policies that led to mass incarceration, we are finally at a point of examining the policies and the consequences. What has been missing from the discussion of criminal Justice Reform as the special and specific impact the tough own crime arrow has had on women and children. Todays hearing begins a discussion about women and the criminal Justice System. It is critical we understand how and why women become involved in the system, what happ
I am very pleased subcommittee is holding this hearing. After decades of policies that led to mass incarceration, we are finally at a point of examining the policies and the consequences. What has been missing from the discussion of criminal Justice Reform as the special and specific impact the tough own crime arrow has had on women and children. Todays hearing begins a discussion about women and the criminal Justice System. It is critical we understand how and why women become involved in the system, what happens to them when they are in one when they are incarcerated, and what happens when they are released. We need to what happens to families and especially children when women are incarcerated. We need to examine the special needs women have when they are incarcerated. What is different . What happens to their children when they are in the system and when they are released . Federal law can lead to termination of parental rights if the child of an incarcerated woman remains in foste
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