Full Committee Hearing

Indian Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Time: 10:00 AM Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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Member Statements

  1.  Chuck Grassley (R - IA)
  2. Senator Max Baucus (D - MT)

Witnesses

Panel I

  1. The Honorable The Honorable Earl Devaney
    Inspector General
    United States Department of the Interior
    Washington , DC

Panel II

  1. Corinna Sohappy
    Constituent
    Niece Cindy Gilbert Sohappy died in a jail operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Warm Springs , OR

Panel III

  1. David Anderson
    Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
    Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
    Washington , DC
  2. Walter Lamar
    Acting Director of Law Enforcement Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Department of Interior
    Washington , DC
  3. Robert Ecoffey
    Former Director of Law Enforcement Services
    Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
    Washington , DC
  4. Tracy Henke
    Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
    Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
    Washington , DC
  5. The Honorable William TalksAbout, Jr.
    Chairman
    Blackfeet Tribal Business Council
    Browning , MT

Related Files

Indian Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform

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