PRETRIAL RELEASE OR DETENTION

HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

AND THE

COMMITTEE ON

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 547, H.R. 484, H.R. 2306, H.R. 4311, AND
H.R. 7747

RELEASE OR OTHER DISPOSITION PRIOR TO AND AFTER
TRIAL OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENSES

CONTENTS

Page

H.R. 547 (by Mann and Mr. Mazzoli), pretrial release or detention___

3

H.R. 484 (by Mr. Lehman), similar bill.

4

H.R. 2305 (by Mr. Carney), similar bill.

4

H.R. 4311 (by Mr. Patterson of California), similar bill.

H.R. 7747 (by Mr. Mazzoli), similar bill

4

245

Report of Committee (H. Rept. 95-610).

Staff discussion draft and summary.

Amendments proposed:

Chief Judge Harold Greene....

Judge Donald S. Smith_

U.S. Attorney Earl J. Silbert__.

District of Columbia Bail Agency, Bruce D. Beaudin_
District of Columbia Bar Association, Charles R. Work_

Subcommittee amendments__.

American Civil Liberties Union and the National Capital Area Civil Lib-
erties Union, Lawrence M. Baksir, Esq.

185, 190

Armstrong, David, Esq., Commonwealth's attorney, Louisville, Ky.
District of Columbia Bail Agency, Bruce D. Beaudin, Director--

79, 88

152, 157

District of Columbia Bar Association, Charles R. Work, Esq., president. 94, 101

District of Columbia Corporation Counsel, John R. Risher, Jr., Esq., Cor-

poration Counsel___.

161

District of Columbia Department of Corrections, James W. Freeman,
Chief of Executive Services, appearing for Delbert C. Jackson, Di-
rector ---

181, 183

District of Columbia Parole Board, Rev. Albion Ferrell, Chairman___ 179, 180

District of Columbia Superior Court:

tice Program, Bernice Just, accompanied by Stephen McNeil-------- 198, 207
Institution for Law & Social Research, William Hamilton, president, ac-
companied by Ms. Kathleen Brosi, special counsel..

Hersey, Charles J., lieutenant, in charge of the Career Criminal Unit..

Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, J. Patrick Hickey,

Director

Steers, Hon. Newton I___.

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175, 177

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U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia :

Bernstein, Daniel J.. Chief, Career Criminal Unit_

Ranh, Carl S., principal assistant U.S. attorney--

Silbert, Earl J., U.S. attorney---