Joint
Hearing:
“Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons”
Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (Committee on the Judiciary)
Subcommittee on Oversight (Committee on the Judiciary)
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (10:00 AM)
2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
Witnesses
Mr. Andy Potter
Founder and Executive Director, One Voice United
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- Potter Testimony
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- Potter Truth in Testimony
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Mr. Patrick Purtill
Vice President and General Counsel, Unify.US
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- Purtill Testimony
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- Purtill Truth in Testimony
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- Purtill Biography
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Mr. Cody Wilde
Senior Vice President of Correctional Programs, Prison Fellowship
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- Wilde Testimony
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- Wilde Truth in Testimony
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- Wilde Biography
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Mr. Kandia Milton
Government Affairs Director, Dream.Org
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- Milton Testimony
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- Milton Truth in Testimony
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Support Documents
- A letter from The Sentencing Project to Mr. William Marshall, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, dated May 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. McBath of GA.
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- An article from The New York Times titled “Under Trump, U.S. Prisons Offered Gender-Affirming Care” dated October 16, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- A report from GAO titled “Noncitizens in the U.S.: Public Information on Federal Incarcerations” dated September 3, 2024, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from Corrections 1 titled “BOP slashes retention bonuses, impacting thousands of correctional officers” dated February 27, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD.
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- An article from Federal News Network titled “ Days ahead of coming BOP pay cuts, some employees already resigning” dated March 14, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Raskin of MD.
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- An article from WQAD titled “DOGE making cuts to federal workforce: FCI Thomson union expresses frustration” dated February 25, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL.
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- An article from KWQC titled “Thomson Prison on lockdown since Sunday” dated March 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL.
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- An article from Corrections 1 titled “15 FCI Thomson corrections officers hospitalized after suspected drug exposure in mailroom” dated April 17, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL.
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- An article from CBS News titled “Survey: Transgender inmates more likely to be victims of sexual assault” dated July 31, 2015, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from 9 News titled “Video shows masked ICE agents detaining 2 outside Douglas County courthouse” dated April 21, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from CNN titled “What happens with US citizen children caught up in Trump’s deportation push” dated May 3, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from NBC News titled “Newborn U.S. citizen and Guatemalan mom detained as she faces deportation” dated May 4, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from Newsweek titled “ICE Agents in Ski Masks Snatch Migrants Out of Lawyer’s Car” dated February 28, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from Politico titled “Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’” dated April 26, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- An article from Prison Fellowship titled “Prison Fellowship Applauds Congressional Funding of Prison Rape Elimination Act, submitted for the Record by Ms. Crockett of TX.
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- Oral statement of Director Colette Peters dated July 23, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
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- An article from The Guardian titled "US federal women's prison plagued by rampant staff sexual abuse to close" dated April 15, 2024.
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Hearing Record
- Questions for Mr. Milton, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Raskin.
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- Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt.
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- Questions for Mr. Purtill, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt.
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- Answers to Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt.
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First Published:
April 29, 2025 at 09:20 AM
Last Updated:
May 22, 2025 at 09:55 AM