Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Test. Could have stayed in the community to give birth. She was from rural maine and it was very lucky that her family was able to take the baby and it was very lucky that they were occasionally able to make the eighthour drive for her to see the baby. It was also very lucky that she was going home soon because not everyone is that fortunate. Its the most important thing from my point of view that we think about pregnancy, reproductive rights and freedom. Let me ask about a video clip from let me explain that this depicts the return of a prisoner immediately after giving birth. I got her. And how long after giving birth was she returned to the prison . The next day. She had a regular uncomplicated birth and so as soon as she could be discharged from the hospital, she was brought to prison. Let me ask in a few seconds i have left, i believe that mandatory sentencing laws are unjust, could you tell us something about sentencing reform and any particula
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
Picked up. An elderly woman lives in a home that bird burned but she did not seem to be home at the time. Reporter one firefighter had a heat related illness but no one else was hurt. Has been a hot, dry fire season so far. Weve had several large fires around the city but we havent had the really big ones happen in san joses jurisdiction yet. They are coming. Reporter among the things firefighter safes, these two park seeds that sits overlooking the santa clara valley. This is one of the homes that were saved. You can see the fire came right down to the driveway. Firefighters are now investigating reports of the downed power lines to see if that indeed was the cause of the fire. In san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu fox 2 news. We saw temperatures above 100 degrees and many inland locations today. This obviously a picture of San Francisco where it hits 91 degrees today. We will check in with bill martin a few minutes to find out when we can finally expect some relief. The heat has triggere