. >> jessica perman who is vice president and council of the national hockey league. welcome. >> thank you, chairman. ranking member and the members of the committee for inviting us to testify regarding domestic violence in professional sports. the nhl takes seriously the issues of domestic violence and we believe we have an obligation to raise awareness, provide education and penalize offenders with the hope and intention of deterring future misconduct. to that end and working with the nhlpa, the duley authorized bargaining representative, all nhl players, the league responsibly developed and enforced strict policies, practices, and procedures regulating the off ice personal conduct of players that extend to and encompass situations of domestic abuse. a core component underlying the rules is of comprehensive education program that existed for at least the last decade. the issues included domestic violence. this training and education has been delivered in a number of forms and contexts and by multiple voices. they included the nhl security department and medical prof

permanent. this one is a scar. it will go away. >> jessica! >> i know. what do you think jason will say about that? >> i think he's going to think you're retarded. >> i think he is going to think more than that. >> while styx might be explaining her tattoos for the rest of her life, her short time at maricopa has resulted in a positive milestone. >> today is one month clean. yeah. so you don't need to worry about me right now. this is the best place for me to be right now. and i don't want you to worry about me. i want you to just know that i'm okay. i'm safe. it sucks, yeah, it sucks, but it's my fault. drugs got me here and it's my fault. i did this. and you know, i'm so sorry that i hurt you. i'm so sorry that you have to do this. i'm sorry! but i just think you should feel more comfortable knowing that i'm in here and i'm safe and i'm not out there and not knowing what i'm doing. knowing that this is going to change me for the rest of my life. that this five, six months, whatever it may be, whatever time i get, is better than me still being out there