Surrendering. In a mentally ill prisoner dies in solitary confinement in new yorks Rikers Island. When you put a person in the shu brought to two months, six months, you are breaking this persons mental capacity down to zero. He did something bad, fine. But treat him as a human being, not like an animal. He has rights. We will look at mounting pressure on jails and prisons to reform their use of solitary confinement. We will speak with the psychiatrist who is helping to reduce violence and prisons in the president of the texas correctional employees, the union which represents texas prison guards. They have called for the state to reduce the use of solitary confinement, including on death row, saying solitary confinement makes prisoners more violent. Then we go to the usmexico border where a phoenix man who was deported to mexico will attempt to reunite with his family today by crossing back into the United States. I think they deported me for the Hunger Strike that was happening at ic
Surrendering. In a mentally ill prisoner dies in solitary confinement in new yorks Rikers Island. When you put a person in the shu brought to two months, six months, you are breaking this persons mental capacity down to zero. He did something bad, fine. But treat him as a human being, not like an animal. He has rights. We will look at mounting pressure on jails and prisons to reform their use of solitary confinement. We will speak with the psychiatrist who is helping to reduce violence and prisons in the president of the texas correctional employees, the union which represents texas prison guards. They have called for the state to reduce the use of solitary confinement, including on death row, saying solitary confinement makes prisoners more violent. Then we go to the usmexico border where a phoenix man who was deported to mexico will attempt to reunite with his family today by crossing back into the United States. I think they deported me for the Hunger Strike that was happening at ic
Paycheck protection. For Union Members to discipline their unions by forcing the unions to hold a vote on whether spending is used politically or to withhold dues from political purposes. The overwhelming majority of Union Members would like to see that done. Polls consistently show that Union Members want their union to get consent before spending dues on Political Activities. 66 approved and 14 disapproved the statement that it was unreasonable that unions are allows to spend dues on politics without getting member approval. 79 of Union Members believe that employees should have the right not to participate in their unions Political Support of specific candidates or parties. Were here today with people who are actually working on these in very specific cases. Im going to introduce them and let them take it away. Victor joecks to my left serves as executive director of National Employee freedom week which is a coalition of 68 groups in 40 states dedicated to helping union mechls to le
Unanswered, that undermines this goal. For all these reasons, i respectfully dissent. But i would like to conclude with a point that i hope will unite supporters and opponents of this. Its a message i personally have heard from Public Safety officials all across this country. Fairfax county, virginia, to sioux falls, south dakota to anchorage, alaska, and its one the American People need to hear. If you need to reach emergency personnel, call 911 if you can. Calling 911 is the most reliable means to reach someone who can help. Calling 911 is the best way to supply First Responders with Accurate Information about your location. And calling 911 is the method most likely to give First Responders the Situational Awareness that can help to save your life. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Commissioner riley. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I have a ill be brief as best i can. Last week i visited new york citys answering point that sevens a population of 8 to 11 million, and handles over 8 million calls a y
Into his job good we are recording an appearance in memphis and we will have that for you to watch later today. Members of congress away on the summer break are tweeting out summer activities. Daniel webster these to host the House Veteran Affairs chairman representative jeff miller to share an update on va care. Cap thear Mcmorris Rodgers says revisiting the mcdonalds where i work to pay for college. Experts tasked with tracking the spread of diseases like rabies. Pox in a 2 of americans was traced to prairie dogs. We investigate animals, emerging diseases in people often traced back to animals. Thate of these situations occurred in 2003, the first hint we had that something had gone terribly wrong, you can see in this picture up here, threeyearold girl who lived in wisconsin and she developed these very odd, very disturbing skin lesions. Ive too young to be vaccinated for smallpox. But there are many researchers as it is he who dedicated their Early Careers to eradicating this diseas