Hearing: The Elimination of Prison Rape: Immigration Facilities and Personnel/Staffing/Labor Relations
December 13-14, 2006

December 13 | December 14

• Opening Remarks by the Chairman and introductions of Commissioners

• Donald Rodriguez - Area Commander for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
• Questions & Answers

Overview of Immigration Detention

• Testimonies
• Asa Hutchinson - Former Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Questions & Answers

Personal Accounts of Sexual Violence in Immigration Detention Facilities

• Testimonies
• Cheryl Little - Executive Director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Inc. (FIAC)
• Mayra Soto - Survivor
• Tom Plummer- Skadden Fellow/Staff Attorney for Legal Services for Children in San Francisco, CA.
• Questions & Answers

Unique Challenges - The Cultural, Legal, and Practical Barriers to Ensuring Safety in Immigration Detention

• Testimonies
• Shiu-Ming Cheer - Program Coordinator for the Civil Rights Unit of the South Asian Network and former Managing Attorney of the Los Angeles Detention Project for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).
• Bryan Lonegan - Staff Attorney at the Immigration Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society in New York.
• Anne Wideman - Clinical Psychologist who volunteers for Doctors of the World and The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project.
• Questions & Answers

Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence in Immigration Detention

• Testimonies
• Rebekah Tosado - Director for Review and Compliance in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Christina DeConcini - Director of Policy at the National Immigration Forum and former Director of Public Education and Advocacy at CLINIC.
• Iliana Holguin - Executive Director of Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc., in El Paso, TX.
• Questions & Answers

Minors in Immigration Custody

• Testimonies
• Sergio Medina - Field Coordinator for the Southern California ORR unaccompanied minors program.
• Christopher Nugent - Senior Counsel with the Community Services Team of Holland and Knight LLP in Washington, D.C.
• Rebekah Tosado - Director for Review and Compliance in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Questions & Answers

PREA Training: The Labor Experience

• Testimonies
• Michael Beranbaum, Director of Representation, Dept of Corrections Bargaining Unit, Teamsters Local 117, Tukwila, WA
• Tixoc Muniz, President, Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association
• Questions & Answers