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 [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Potter Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM

Mr. Patrick Purtill
Vice President and General Counsel, Unify.US

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  • Purtill Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Purtill Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Purtill Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM

Mr. Cody Wilde
Senior Vice President of Correctional Programs, Prison Fellowship

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  • Wilde Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Wilde Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Wilde Biography [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM

Mr. Kandia Milton
Government Affairs Director, Dream.Org

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  • Milton Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM
  • Milton Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 10:16 AM

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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • An article from KWQC titled “Thomson Prison on lockdown since Sunday” dated March 11, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Moskowitz of FL. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • 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. [PDF] Added 05/06/2025 at 04:07 PM
  • Oral statement of Director Colette Peters dated July 23, 2024, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ. [PDF] Added 05/22/2025 at 09:55 AM
  • An article from The Guardian titled "US federal women's prison plagued by rampant staff sexual abuse to close" dated April 15, 2024. [PDF] Added 05/22/2025 at 09:55 AM

Hearing Record

  • Questions for Mr. Milton, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Raskin. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
  • Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
  • Questions for Mr. Purtill, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM
  • Answers to Questions for Mr. Potter, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt. [PDF] Added 05/19/2025 at 10:13 AM

First Published: April 29, 2025 at 09:20 AM
Last Updated: May 22, 2025 at 09:55 AM