February 17, 2010. Audio Recordings of testimony for and against LD 1611 "An Act to Ensure Humane Treatment for Special Management Prisoners."
before the Maine Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. *** Media Coverage of the 2/17/10 hearing

Introduction to hearing on LD 1611 7 min
Representative Jim Schatz. Chief Sponsor 9 min
Representatives Plummer & Sykes 17 min
Representative Sykes 15 min
Stuart Grassian 44 min
Sheila Comerford 5 min

David Zisk, former inmate 6 min
Francis Joseph 3 min
Robert Bothen, Maine Prison Action Coalition 8 min
Sandy Newman) 4 min
Michael Cole 10 min

Commissioner Martin Magnusson 26 min
John Wilson of the Maine State Prison Board of Visitors 20 min
Peter Worman 12 min
Chris Coffin, Guard 10 10 min

Blanca Santiago, Centro Latino Maine, reading for Beth Strickland, ILAP 10 min
Suzanne__ 7min
Judy Garvey 12 min
Jim Bergin 9 min
Alysia Melnick, MCLU 15min

Emily Posner 7 min
Will Neils 14min