Public Hearings on Prison Privatization in Arizona:
Risks and Benefits
Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, Private Corrections Working Group, UA Latino Law Students Association, and St. Francis in the Foothills Church
Wednesday
October 27th
6:00-8:00 pm
Pima Community College, Downtown Campus:
Amethyst Room.
Risks and Benefits
Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee, Private Corrections Working Group, UA Latino Law Students Association, and St. Francis in the Foothills Church
Wednesday
October 27th
6:00-8:00 pm
Pima Community College, Downtown Campus:
Amethyst Room.
CONVENERS:
Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias
Tucson City Council Member Steve Kozachik
Assistant City Manager Richard Miranda (former Chief of Tucson Police)
State Representative Phil Lopes
Former Assoc. Editor of the Tucson Citizen Mark Kimble
PRESENTERS:
Stephen Nathan, Editor of Prison Privatization Report International
Joe Glen, Spokesman, Maricopa & Pima Juvenile Corrections Associations
Brent White, Law Professor, University of Arizona
Jim Sanders, Real Estate Appraiser
Susan Maurer, Retired Corrections Commissioner, New Jersey
Victoria Lopez, ACLU of Arizona
Representative of Arizona Department of Corrections (invited)
Representative of Corrections Corporation of America (submitted a bid to the Arizona Department of Corrections to build a new prison in Tucson) (invited)
Representative of Management and Training Corporation (manages the Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility) (invited)
The Hearing will be moderated by Mari Herreras of the Tucson Weekly
These hearings are being held in the interest of government accountability, integrity of our corrections system, and public safety: Many elected officials have called for legislative hearings, but none have been scheduled and critical questions remain unanswered. The Tucson hearing will be the first in a series of hearings to be held around the state.
The second will be held in Kingman on Monday, November 8th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Elks Lodge, 900 Gates Ave.
Members of the public will also have an opportunity to present testimony. The hearings will be video recorded and will be presented to the state legislature and the Governor, along with written materials produced through the hearings. Members of the public wishing to present testimony are asked to bring a printed copy of their remarks to enter into the record.
For more information, please contact AFSC at 520.623.9141 or afscaz@afsc.org
Caroline Isaacs
Program Director,
American Friends Service Committee
Arizona Area Program
103 N. Park Ave., Suite 111
Tucson, AZ 85719
520.623.9141 p/520.623.5901 f
http://afsc.org/office/tucson-az
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