Commission on Safety and Abuse

Members of the press should direct all inquiries to the Commission's Executive Director, Alex Busansky, 202.347.5193,

Click here for links to press coverage of the Commission's report, Confronting Confinement.

Press Releases

04.23.07
PA Legislators Examine State's Prison Conditions and Possible Reforms

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06.08.06
National Commission Outlines Crucial Reforms To Prevent Violence and Abuse in U.S. Correctional Facilities
Report Connects Problems Inside Facilities to Public Safety and Public Health

03.02.05
Members of Congress and others express support for the Commission

03.01.05
National Commission to Examine U.S. Prison Conditions
Post-Abu Ghraib, panel to examine the conditions inside U.S. prisons and their impact on prisoners, corrections officers and society at large

	What's known about safety failures and abuse; violence and uses of force
	APRIL 19-20 - TAMPA, FL

	The systemic and institutional drivers of abuse and lack of safety
	JUL. 19-20 - NEWARK, NJ

	A look at the problems from the perspective of corrections officers
	NOV. 1-2 - ST. LOUIS, MO

	Oversight, accountability, and other issues
	FEB. 8-9 - LOS ANGELES, CA