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Dragging fun club because the Public Perception is that is what we are. And if i can stress one thing, and i saw mr. Samuels trying to stress it, and i would also. At one time early in my Law Enforcement career i may have had that same impression, but i have to tell you that overall i have never seen a more dedicated professional group of men and women at risk their lives and do it because they want to have a Safer Community and put themselves at great risk to do that. That aside, like any large bureaucracy envy tend to be the largest in any state or close to it, you end up with problems. It is how we react to those problems. That is why right now when i really appreciate what he have done by calling this hearing in miami participate because i can tell you that i dont know of any state in the nation that is not taking a hard look at their administrative segregation policy. You have really brought to the forefront. We all understand that as professionals the movement is this is not the
[inaudible conversations] this airing of the subcommittee will resume. It would have been ten minutes except the senate train broke down. [laughter] we had to walk over the capital. Please proceed. Good afternoon, mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, members of the committee. Thank you for revisiting this pressing issue. Changing the culture in the prisons will change the culture and our cities and states. The disproportionate and arbitrary use of solitary confinement is not only immoral but they missed the opportunity to break the cycle of crime. This approach doesnt increase Public Safety and is contrary did justice goals were the criminal Justice System, accountability and restoration. Teaching people to become good citizens red and just give prisoners is a charge entrusted to the Correctional Officers by the taxpayers. Skilled whartons understand that in sharing prisoners become responsible and productive members of society at large is paramount to the safety of our communities whether in
This is a human tragedy and honestly one of the fastest expensive and so we would urge you to work on that. Finally, i would like to make my last 24 seconds recognizing this through. Last sunday on 60 minutes, there was a feature on a clinic called the health wagon in west virginia. It all started back in the 1980s by a sister who in an old vw would travel around and provide medical services. There was a certain governor early in the decade actually included this program in the state budget and she has served six counties and my folks and assistive 11,000 folks in an area that is dramatically affected by poverty. The grants are very important and i would commend this remarkable story documented for every dollar of the federal money, we get a hundred dollars rack of health care services. Thank you, mr. Chairman and thank you, secretary sebelius. I would like to echo the senators comments. I also was absent when senators have now brought this up. But it bears repeating that we have made
1. 7 million enrollees the president mentioned have Health Insurance, before the Affordable Care act went into effect. Many were forced to give up their insurance mandates under the law. Are there any . There were a lot of plans that were adjusted to come into compliance with the law and people that were transition and given options with no plans. And i do not have data to give you right now in terms of who exactly was previously uninsured. We are collecting that. The reason that the study just came out this week says that before even the final surge at the end of march that by midmarch they say that there are additional 9. 3 Million People with Health Insurance thanks to the Affordable Care act. I can tell you that those numbers are going to be much more significant by the time we tally newcomers. Several people have signed up since the 15th of march and we are getting that information from intruders or if we dont have individual names and numbers of who exactly was insured prior and