Hearing: At Risk: Sexual Abuse and Vulnerable Groups Behind Bars
August 19, 2005

• Opening Remarks And Introduction Of Commissioners

Personal Accounts from Survivors of Prison Sexual Assaults

• Overview
• Testimonies
• Chance Martin
• Hope Hernandez
• Cecilia Chung
• Kendell Spruce
• T.J. Parsell
• Questions and Answers

Introduction of Senator Gloria Romero and Secretary Roderick Q. Hickman

• Overview
• Testimonies
• Senator Gloria Romero, Chair, Senate Select Committee on the California Correctional System
• Roderick Q. Hickman, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Questions and Answers

Introduction of Comments and Remarks

• Congresswoman Barbara Lee

At Risk: The Mentally Ill Population

• Testimony
• Terry Kupers, M.D., M.S.P.
• Questions and Answers

At Risk: The Youthful Populations

• Testimonies
• Barbara Owen, Ph.D.
• Jody Marksamer, Esquire
• Deborah LaBelle, Esquire
• Questions and Answers

At Risk: The Adult Female Population

• Testimonies
• Robin Levi, Esquire
• Deborah LaBelle, Esquire
• Barbara Owen, Ph.D.
• Questions and Answers

At Risk: The Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Populations

• Testimonies
• Scott Long, Ph.D.
• Christopher Daley, Esquire
• Dean Spade, Esquire
• Jody Marksamer, Esquire
• Questions and Answers

Best Practices for Confining Vulnerable Groups Behind Bars

• Testimonies
• Sheriff Michael Hennessey
• Deputy Sheriff Bart Lanni
• Questions and Answers