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HRDC letter re VT anti private prison bill Feb 2013

Publication • October 30, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, HRDC Publications

HRDC letter re VT anti private prison bill Feb 2013 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS February 13, 2013 SENT VIA EMAIL ONLY Rep. Alice Emmons, Chair House Committee on Corrections and Institutions Vermont State House Montpelier, VT 05633-5301 Re: H.28 – Prohibiting Contracts with Private Prison …

HRDC letter to MI DOC re Tasers Feb 2012

Publication • October 30, 2014

Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, HRDC Publications

HRDC letter to MI DOC re Tasers Feb 2012 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS February 27, 2012 Daniel H. Heyns, Director Michigan Department of Corrections 206 E. Michigan Avenue P.O. Box 30003 Lansing, MI 48909 RE: Use of TASERs by Michigan DOC Dear Director Heyns: I …

HRDC comments to EEOC re hiring ex-felons June 2011

Publication • October 30, 2014

Filed under: Advocacy, HRDC Publications

HRDC comments to EEOC re hiring ex-felons June 2011 HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights www.prisonlegalnews.org afriedmann@prisonlegalnews.org Please Reply to Tennessee Office: Direct Dial: 615-495-6568 5331 Mt. View Rd. #130 Antioch, TN 37013 July 30, 2011 SENT VIA EMAIL ONLY Commission Meeting EEOC Executive Officer 131 M …

Letter to President Obama, Ban the Box Executive Order and Pell Grant Restoration, 2014

Publication • October 30, 2014

Filed under: Voting, Collateral consequences of prison, HRDC Sign on Letters

Letter to President Obama, Ban the Box Executive Order and Pell Grant Restoration, 2014 October 30, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., 20500 Dear Mr. President, As a national coalition of formerly incarcerated people and their families, we write to urge you to …

Joint Letter to Dept. of Health and Human Services, PREA Regulations, 2014

Publication • September 18, 2014

Filed under: Prison Rape Elimination Act, HRDC Sign on Letters

Joint Letter to Dept. of Health and Human Services, PREA Regulations, 2014 September 18, 2014 Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Burwell, The signatories urge the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fulfill its mandate …

Joint Letter Opposing New Family Detention Centers

Publication • July 7, 2014

Filed under: Totality of Conditions, Immigration, Children of Prisoners, HRDC Sign on Letters

Joint Letter Opposing New Family Detention Centers July 7, 2014 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Deputy Secretary Department of Homeland Security Re: Open Letter in Response to Announcement of New Immigrant Family Detention Beds Dear Secretary Johnson and Deputy Secretary Mayorkas: We, …

HRDC joint letter in support of reintroducing the PPIA June 2014

Publication • June 12, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Disclosure of Records, HRDC Publications

HRDC joint letter in support of reintroducing the PPIA June 2014 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS June 11, 2014 The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. House of Representatives 2160 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 Re: Private Prison Information Act of 2014 Dear Representative Jackson Lee, We, …

Justice Roundtable Coalition, Support Letter, Smarter Sentencing Act, 2014

Publication • May 30, 2014

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Alternative Sentencing, HRDC Sign on Letters

Justice Roundtable Coalition, Support Letter, Smarter Sentencing Act, 2014 May 30, 2014 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate 371 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: Support the Bipartisan …

Hrdc Joint Letter From Criminal Justice Orgs to Fcc Re Wright Petition 10-23-12

Publication • 2012

Filed under: Telephones, HRDC Publications

Hrdc Joint Letter From Criminal Justice Orgs to Fcc Re Wright Petition 10-23-12 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS October 23, 2012 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Joint Ex Parte Comment for CC Docket No. 96-128 (“Wright …

Hrdc Ex Parte Re Wright Peition 10-8-12

Publication • 2012

Filed under: Telephones, HRDC Publications

the rights of people who are incarcerated, and associate editor of Prison Legal News, an HRDC publication. This letter is submitted as an ex parte comment for CC Docket No. 96-128, commonly known ...

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