director of the bureau of prisons harley and on and other high level individuals within the bureau and we are alleging that the communications management units are unconstitutional but another part of this is really defending activists as they are charged and challenging these new laws as unconstitutional you know the federal government is now attempting to prosecute protesters as terrorists and we need to call attention to this really need to argue about it in court and we also need to educate people on educate other social justice activists who maybe even next target for instance in the case of scott can you in minneapolis minnesota the government attorney in that case actually argued before the court that scott the new york has a known an archivist therefore is a domestic terrorist it was that not direct he is an anarchist therefore he is a terrorist and has enough evidence of its talked about literature that was found in is this whole books but i'm a cold man and the property market murders and things so it's purely about beliefs and targeting the only true. it does resonate with m

group in california, federally it's bureau of prisons. elines and this has nothing to do with the judge, under those guidelines suzanne, because dr. murray has no criminal history and because the crime that he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter is listed and ee num rated as one of the nonviolent crimes by the state of california, he is entitled to immediate home confinement due to prison overcrowding. and that's going to be a determination made by the county prison officials. >> i want to bring in quickly sandra who is there at the courthouse. any reaction so far? are you seeing? are people cheering? are they upset? what is going on where you are? >> reporter: suzanne, there were a few cheers outside the courthouse. there were a couple of fans gathered but a large media presence. everyone wanting to know the sentencing for dr. conrad murray. but you heard it, the judge imposing the maximum sentence, four years in prison as you mentioned saying that he practiced and engaged in a pattern of lies and deceit, creating a sophisticated sc

the bureau of prison budget was increased by $300 million. malae no prisons are overpopulated. i understand funding and their surrounding communities safe. i think we have to focus on the reentry and rehabilitation unless somebody has a real and some kind they are going to come back out, and you consider the effect costs $75,000 or more to keep them there the idea of spending a tiny fraction of that to keep them from giving back makes a lot of sense kick. we want to make sure the reentry rehabilitation program when a prisoner rejoin society will stay out. i think the second chance allows that. it's a tiny fraction of what we spend on prisons. sometimes a far better investment than just sending people back to prison. will you support restoration of the act, pardon me, as congress this year on the appropriations bills? >> yes. the investment of money in that way is ultimately financially smart, will save money down the road but there is a moral component to this and that is we try as best as we can to rehabilitate people and it is only through the techniques the support the secon

now the state of il -- illinois is prepared to sell it to the bureau of federal prisons. hey negotiated a good price, good for the state of illinois and good for us. saves us about $35 million over building a new prison. we get a pretty good deal as federal taxpayers and illinois gets a ten-year-old prison it's not using sold. that's pretty good. it creates a lot of local jobs. this has the support not only of myself but the republican senator from illinois, senator mark kirk, and the republican congressmen who represent this area. we all support this. and the notion that guantanamo detainees are coming to thompson is a dead issue. the president proposed it initially. i had no objection to it. but it was clear that the political sentiment on capitol hill opposed it. i accepted that. i accepted political defeat, if you will, on this issue and said so be it. no guantanamo detainees can ever go to the thompson prison if that's what it takes to close the deal. the president agreed to t. attorney general eric holder sent a letter confirming it. senator kirk acknowledged this le

the bureau of prison said it doesn't have an exact number of prisoners released but a spokesman saidges. among inmates who stand to be released early from iz prison is hamida hassan. >> i'm a 43-year-old mother and grandmother serving my 18th year into a 27-year federal prison sentence. >> the aclu points out had she been convicted of cocaine charges she would no longer be in prison. new guidelines shorten sentences for an estimated 12,000 inmates. >> this has been one of the great stains on our federal criminal justice system. for 20 years or more. >> a public defender has fought for years to change crack cocaine sentences so they are similar to but punishments for crimes involving powder cocaine. while the u.s. sentencing commission changed the guidelines this summer they only now went into effect for those in prison. he says 75 of his clients were freed. >> a lot of people have been sitting in jail for a long time, not because they didn't commit crimes but because the punishment they faced was too harsh and unjustified compared to other people who committed similar crimes in simil

my understanding is that off then times the decision is made by the bureau of prisons. it is quite possible if he goes los angeles county jail, he may only look at two years and he could serve part of that prison sentence at home with a home monitoring device. this is a decision that will be made but it happens all the time. remember lindsay lohan just was sentenced to 30 days and she spent about four and half hours in prison. so dr. conrad murray, even given four years, may not get that time. >> he is 57 years old, 58 almost. looking at four years potentially in prison. stand by. casey wian is outside the courthouse. what was the reaction? we saw sh pictures. but describe what happened when the guilty verdict was announce. >> well, as soon as that guilty verdict was announced these hundreds of people behind me, mostly michael jackson fans, erupted in shouts of jubilation. many of the folks told us they believe that dr. conrad murray should have been charged with serious crimes. but they are happy tonight he is convicted of involuntary manslaughter. if i request just off

we have agreed to withhold her name because the bureau of prisons has asked us to do so. that's what agreed. i thought it was a respect thing to do. ms. smith, did you work for hud? >> no, sir, i did not. >> you work for a nonprofit organization, is that correct? >> yes, sir, that is correct. >> do you any other sons other than hallowed -- home funds that flowed through that organization? >> yes, we did. >> did you steal those, to? >> i'm sorry? >> did you steal that money, to? >> there were funds, yes, sir. >> so you stole that. you could steal anything to get hands-on. i respect that. at one point you stated, maybe news report, that you were pressured by politicians. and i do not want you to name those here today because that's not the purpose of this but i would like to know, did you pass those names along to the justice department? >> yes, sir. >> has there been any prosecutions as a result of the? >> there were some. >> were they convicted? >> there were a couple that were. >> that's good to hear. i'm glad to hear that. as i understand it again, i think this was news

the bureau of prisons budget was increased by $300 million. i know prisons are overpopulated and understand funding keeps prison guards and surrounding communities safe. i think they need to focus on reentry and rehabilitation. sometime, they are going to come back out. and when you consider the cost of $35,000 a year or more to keep them there, the idea of spending a tiny fraction of that to keep them from going back makes a lot of sense. i want to make sure that there is attention on reentry and rehabilitation programs for prisoners rejoining society and will stay out. i think that second chance act allows that. it is a tiny fraction of what we spend on our prisons. congress will be finishing its work this year on the appropriation bills. >> yes. the investment of money in that way is ultimately financially smart. we will save money down the road. i think there is a moral component to this, and that is we have to try as best we can to rehabilitate people. is only through the techniques and the support that the act provides that we can be aff

significant cost to taxpayers and i applaud the inclusion of report language that urges the bureau of prisons to begin the activation phase of this prison in berlin, new hampshire, and others where construction has been completed but the facilities currently sit idle. additionally i'd like to thank the mayor in berlin for his dogged determination and my colleagues on the appropriations committee for their special attention to this very serious problem. once open this prisonland house over 1,000 minimum security and medium security adult male offenders. it will produce over 300 jobs for the region and bring 40 -- $40 million to the local economy. it is a very worth while program. i thank you for being attentive to this issue with me. i urge final passage of the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: may i inquire the time remaining? the speaker pro tempore: 2 1/2 minutes. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i'm the remaining speaker on my side. so i would yield to the gentleman. mr. di

the bureau of prisons was increased by $300 million. now i know prisons are overpopulated. i understand funding is one of the problems and surrounding communities. i think we have to focus on re-entry and rehabilitation. unless somebody has a real life sentence which is very very rare, and sometime they are going to come back out. and, when it costs $5000 or more a year to keep and bear, the idea is spending a tiny fraction of that to keep them from going back. it makes a lot of sense. we want to make sure we have re-entry and rehabilitation program when prisoners rejoin society and they will stay out. i think the second chance act allows that. it's a tiny fraction of what we spend on our prisons. sometimes is it a far better investment than just sending people back to prison. will you support restoration of the second chance act from this congress finishing this work this year on appropriations bills? >> yes. the investment of money and that way is ultimately financially smart. we will save money down the road, but also i think there is a moral component to this and that is

of more political prisoners. now our reporter from nhk's jakarta bureau joins us with analysis. is the asean leader's decision to award myanmar the role of chairman a sign they approve of its progress towards dmokitization? >> yes. most asean nations have been positive about myanmar taking chairmanship from the outside. they postponed a decision taking into consideration a position from the united states and europe. but recently, myanmar has taken steps to promote democracy that enabled asean to give the chairmanship with confidence. there's also a sense of crisis among asean members, they believe myanmar cannot remain alone. they are work to go achieve regional community by 2015. they fear that myanmar could hold back progress towards that goal. with that in mind, asean is now ready to take responsibility for myanmar's democritization. >> how might taking the chairmanship role at asean affect myanmar's internal situation? >> people in myanmar expressed hope that it might help them advance towards their goal of a better life. >> translator: it's great. now we can expect reliable

of more political prisoners. and now our reporter from nhk jakarta bureau joins us with an analysis. is the asean leaders' decision to award myanmar the role of xharm a sign they approve of the progress towards democracy? >> yes. most asean nations have been positive by myanmar taking the chairmanship of the bloc. they took into consideration opposition from the united states and europe, but recently myanmar has taken steps to promote democracy that enabled a asean to give it the chairmanship with confidence. there's a sense of crisis among asean members. they believe myanmar cannot remain alone on the lowest part of the bloc. they're working it to achieve regional community by 2015. they fear that myanmar held back their progress towards that goal. with that in mind, asean is now ready to take responsibility for myanmar's democraticization. >> how might taking the chairmanship role at asean affect myanmar's international situation. >> people in myanmar have expressed hope it might help them advance towards their goal of a better life. >> translator: it's great. now we can expect reli

of more political prisoners. and now our reporter from nhk's jakarta bureau joins us with an analysis. is the asean leaders' decision to award myanmar the role of chairman, a sign that they approve of its progress towards democratization? >> most asean nations have been positive about myanmar taking the chairmanship of the bloc from the outset. they just postponed the decision, taking into consideration opposition from the united states and europe. but recently, myanmar has taken steps to promote democracy, that enabled asean to give it the chairmanship with confidence. there's also a sense of crisis among asean members, they believe that myanmar cannot remain alone on the lowest economic rung of the bloc. asean are working to achieve regional community by 2015. they fear that myanmar could hold back their progress towards that goal. with that in mind, asean is now ready to take responsibility for myanmar's democratizations. >> and how might taking the chairmanship role at asean affect myanmar's internal situation? >> well people in myanmar have expressed hope that it might help them ad

bureau he's leader said she will stand for elections -- earlier they agreeed after boycotting a national poll last year. the decision follows a series of -- including the release of some political prisoners and an easing of censorship. more on this story in half an hour on g.m.t. the former general credited with defeating the tamil tigers has been sentenced to three years in jail for making war crime statements. shortly after the war ended in 2009, he'd run against him in elections last year. police in los angeles say they have re-opened an inquiry into the death 30 years ago of the film actress natalie wood. the star of west side story and rebel without a cause drowned. an inquest ruled her death accidental. police say they have received new information but have given no details. >> now the fifa president stepped back from the controversial comments he made on the fact that there was no racism in football he claims. he told the b.b.c. he was sorry for causing offense but won't re-sign. >> he said racist comments could be sorted out with a mere handshake at the end of a game. he has been speaking to our editor david bond. >> it hurts and i'm still hurt, because i couldn't expect or just

of prison. molly henneberg live in our washington bureau with more on this., why does the hospital think hinckley should be allowed at this stage more time away from the hospital? >> reporter: hi, martha. the actual court filings from st. elizabeth hospital are private. they pushed for more freedom for the as failed assassin many times. hingely was granted number of visits with his 85-year-old mom in williamsburg, virginia. they want to increase his days from the mental institution from 17 to 24 days. this may be the most controversial part. if those visits go well the hospital wants to be able to decide if he can live with his mom full time rather than leaving that decision up to the court. hinckley's lawyer says in october says there is no evidence him being dangerous, not a little bit. the not marginal evidence. the government's claims to the contrary are shameful fear-mongering without any factual basis. the government argues that hinckley is still dangerous and points specifically to hinckley's thoughts about women. remember he was said to have shot reag

prison. >> how's it going today, kenneth? >> good. >> mr. morgan, we called you in today to give you the results of the committee action. a decision made by the classification bureauthe recent committee that was held in the review that was done for your possible transfer to a level one facility. unfortunately at this point, the classification bureau is not willing to approve the transfer because of the time frame still left. your projected release date. we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know. >> okay. so how long until i can reapply again? >> patrick. >> about six months. we'll go ahead and review. re-evaluate you. between now and then, make sure you don't pick up any reports. and keep your good time. we'll get you there eventually. we really will. i'll work really hard to get you there. >> do you have any other questions for us? >> no, no. >> all right. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> thanks. >> the classification bureau will review inmates that don't meet their time criteria, but he's a model inmate here, so we referred him early, and they took into consideration all of our criteria that we recommended him and have decided not to override or consider

prison. >> how's it going today, kenneth? >> good. >> mr. morgan, we called you in today to give you the results of the committee action. a decision made by the classification bureaue recent committee that was held in the review that was done for your possible transfer to a level one facility. unfortunately at this point, the classification bureau is not willing to approve the transfer because of the time frame still left. your projected release date. we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know. >> okay. so how long until i can reapply again? >> patrick. >> about six months. we'll go ahead and review. re-evaluate you. between now and then, make sure you don't pick up any reports. and keep your good time. we'll get you there eventually. we really will. i'll work really hard to get you there. >> do you have any other questions for us? >> no, no. >> all right. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> thanks. >> the classification bureau will review inmates that don't meet their time criteria, but he's a model inmate here, so we referred him early, and they took into consideration all of our criteria that we recommended him and have decided not to override or consider h

prison which is contrary to normal times. as you, each one of us are going to have questions about matters that concern us. this morning there will be more questions about the bureau of alcohol and tobacco, explosives, gun trafficking going on along the southern border. i urge that they engage in respect the ability of prosecutors to do their jobs to address the threat of violence posed by these drug cartels. i do not think anybody wants to convert the efforts of law enforcement agents against the mexican cartels including the ongoing criminal investigation and prosecution related to the tragic murder of agent brian terry. i thank you the men and women of the department of justice to work very hard to keep us said, upholding the rule of law. i thank the attorney general for returning to the committee. i look forward to his testimony. i have kept within my time, and i will expect everyone else to respect that. >> this is a very important meeting. there are a lot of issues to bring up. however, over the time the attorney general was last year, i concentrated my oversight on operation fast and furious. just over nine months ago, the attorney general said in the offic