CPR Commission Hearing
Corrections Reform and Public Safety
California State University, Long Beach
Friday, September 10, 2004

Hearing Transcript

Welcome
10:00 - 10:05
Dr. Robert C. Maxson
President, California State University, Long Beach

Welcoming Remarks
10:05 - 10:10
Bill Hauck and Joanne Kozberg
Co-Chairs, California Performance Review Commission

Corrections Independent Review Panel (IRP) Presentation
10:10 - 10:50
George Deukmejian
Former Governor, State of California
Chairman, Corrections Independent Review Panel
Written Comments

Joe Gunn
Executive Director, Corrections Independent Review Panel

Michael Drake, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs, University of California
Testimony (as submitted)

Independent Review Panel Report Panel
10:50 - 11:50
Curtis Hill
Sheriff/Coroner, San Benito County
Testimony (as submitted)

Barry Krisberg, Ph.D.
President, National Council on Criminal Justice and Delinquency
Testimony (as submitted)

David Meyer, J.D.
Clinical Professor/Research Scholar, Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine
Testimony (as submitted)

David Paulson
District Attorney, Solano County
Testimony (as submitted)

Jerry Powers
Chief Probation Officer, Stanislaus County
Secretary, Chief Probation Officers of California
Testimony (as submitted)

Gloria Romero
Senator, California State Senate

Don Spector
Director, Prison Law Office
Testimony (as submitted)

Lunch
11:50 - 12:35

Overview of California Performance Review Recommendations
12:35 - 1:15
Chon Gutierrez,
Co-Executive Director, California Performance Review
CPR Overview presentation

Manny Padilla
Team Leader, California Performance Review
CPR Team Presentation

Homeland Security and Public Safety Panel
1:15 - 2:05
Alan W. Barcelona
Special Agent, Department of Justice
President, CAUSE Unit 7
Testimony (as submitted)

Jack Blackwell
Regional Administrator, United States Forestry Service
Testimony (as submitted)

Dave Carlson
Fire Chief, Riverside City Fire Department
Representative, California Fire Chiefs Association and the California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
Testimony (as submitted)

Nancy O’Malley
Chief Assistant District Attorney, Alameda County
Testimony (as submitted)

Laurie Smith
Sheriff, Santa Clara County
Testimony (as submitted)

Public Comment
2:05 - 4:00

Adjourn
4:00

Supplemental Testimony
(received as of 09/08/04)

Jason Ziedenberg, Senior Policy Advisor, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California

Robert A. Danford

Paula LaBrie, The California State Automobile Association and Tim Chang, The Automobile Club of Southern California

United Domestic Workers of America

Melanie Wyne, Coalition Manager, Initiative for Software Choice

Eric A. Taylor, Senior Special Investigator, Department of Social Services

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