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Take Action to Oppose the Nomination of Stacia Hylton to Direct the U.S. Marshals!
TIME SENSITIVE!
Call to Action on opposing the Hylton nomination!
On November 9, 2010, a coalition of organizations -- including the Alliance for Justice, Human Rights Defense Center, Private Corrections Working Group, Grassroots Leadership, National Lawyers Guild, International CURE, Detention Watch Network and Justice Policy Institute -- announced their opposition to Stacia A. Hylton, who has been nominated to head the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Marshals Service handles security for federal courthouses, apprehends federal fugitives, and also oversees the detention of federal prisoners awaiting trial or immigration proceedings.
The day after the opposition campaign was announced, the Judiciary Committee scheduled Hylton's nomination for a hearing on November 17 -- within one week. Apparently the administration wants to push her nomination through before the opposition campaign cranks up and creates more controversy.
The opposition campaign against Hylton's nomination focuses on conflicts of interest based on her acceptance of $112,500 in consulting fees from GEO Group, the nation's second-largest private prison company, which has contracts with the U.S. Marshals to house federal detainees, and which obtained multi-million dollar contracts during Hylton's tenure as the Federal Detention Trustee.
A month before she retired from her position as the Federal Detention Trustee in February 2010, Hylton formed a consulting company in Virginia. Following her retirement, her company (of which she is the sole owner) quickly accepted consulting work with GEO in regard to detention services and was paid $112,500.
Hylton is now nominated to direct the U.S. Marshals Service, which has contracts with GEO Group to house federal prisoners.
In short, she accepted a substantial sum from the same private prison industry that she was overseeing as the Federal Detention Trustee and will be overseeing again if her nomination is confirmed – the same industry that profits handsomely from incarceration and has a financial incentive to keep more people in prison. We believe this is a blatant conflict of interest.
For more information, including other connections between Hylton and private prison companies, please read the November 9 press release, here:
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/350_displayNews.aspx
PLEASE ACT NOW!
Hylton's nomination is scheduled for a hearing on November 17!
Please contact the following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to express opposition to the Hylton nomination, especially the first two offices listed, which are for the Committee's leadership. If any of the Committee members represent your state, make sure to mention that when you call!
You can mention her conflict of interest due to accepting consulting fees from GEO Group, or cite other information included in the press release. Please be polite and respectful when you call, and ask to speak with the Senator's judiciary staff. Thank you!
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-7703
202-224-9516 fax
Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
152 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-5225
202-224-9102 fax
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
330 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3406
202-228-2294 fax
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
104 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-5251
202-224-6331 fax
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3841
202-228-2258 fax
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
135 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3744
202-224-9102 fax
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)
506 Hart Senate Office Building
(202) 224-5323
(202) 224-2725 fax
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
730 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4521
202-224-2207 fax
Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
711 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4254
202-228-1229 fax
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
290 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5972
202-224-3808 fax
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
313 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-6542
202-228-3027 fax
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
517 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-2934
202-228-2281 fax
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-7028
202-228-0781 fax
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
172 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5754
202-224-6008 fax
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
509 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4524
202-224-1651 fax
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
502 Hart Senate Office Building
202-228-6293
202-228-6459 fax
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
302 Hart Senate Office Building
202-228-6317
202-228-2186 fax
Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
383 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5042
202-228-3075 fax
Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
320 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-5641
202-224-0044 fax
Call to Action on opposing the Hylton nomination!
On November 9, 2010, a coalition of organizations -- including the Alliance for Justice, Human Rights Defense Center, Private Corrections Working Group, Grassroots Leadership, National Lawyers Guild, International CURE, Detention Watch Network and Justice Policy Institute -- announced their opposition to Stacia A. Hylton, who has been nominated to head the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Marshals Service handles security for federal courthouses, apprehends federal fugitives, and also oversees the detention of federal prisoners awaiting trial or immigration proceedings.
The day after the opposition campaign was announced, the Judiciary Committee scheduled Hylton's nomination for a hearing on November 17 -- within one week. Apparently the administration wants to push her nomination through before the opposition campaign cranks up and creates more controversy.
The opposition campaign against Hylton's nomination focuses on conflicts of interest based on her acceptance of $112,500 in consulting fees from GEO Group, the nation's second-largest private prison company, which has contracts with the U.S. Marshals to house federal detainees, and which obtained multi-million dollar contracts during Hylton's tenure as the Federal Detention Trustee.
A month before she retired from her position as the Federal Detention Trustee in February 2010, Hylton formed a consulting company in Virginia. Following her retirement, her company (of which she is the sole owner) quickly accepted consulting work with GEO in regard to detention services and was paid $112,500.
Hylton is now nominated to direct the U.S. Marshals Service, which has contracts with GEO Group to house federal prisoners.
In short, she accepted a substantial sum from the same private prison industry that she was overseeing as the Federal Detention Trustee and will be overseeing again if her nomination is confirmed – the same industry that profits handsomely from incarceration and has a financial incentive to keep more people in prison. We believe this is a blatant conflict of interest.
For more information, including other connections between Hylton and private prison companies, please read the November 9 press release, here:
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/350_displayNews.aspx
PLEASE ACT NOW!
Hylton's nomination is scheduled for a hearing on November 17!
Please contact the following members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to express opposition to the Hylton nomination, especially the first two offices listed, which are for the Committee's leadership. If any of the Committee members represent your state, make sure to mention that when you call!
You can mention her conflict of interest due to accepting consulting fees from GEO Group, or cite other information included in the press release. Please be polite and respectful when you call, and ask to speak with the Senator's judiciary staff. Thank you!
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-7703
202-224-9516 fax
Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
152 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-5225
202-224-9102 fax
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
330 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3406
202-228-2294 fax
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
104 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-5251
202-224-6331 fax
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
331 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3841
202-228-2258 fax
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
135 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-3744
202-224-9102 fax
Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI)
506 Hart Senate Office Building
(202) 224-5323
(202) 224-2725 fax
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
730 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4521
202-224-2207 fax
Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
711 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4254
202-228-1229 fax
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
290 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5972
202-224-3808 fax
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
313 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-6542
202-228-3027 fax
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
517 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-2934
202-228-2281 fax
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
332 Dirksen Senate Office Building
202-224-7028
202-228-0781 fax
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)
172 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5754
202-224-6008 fax
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
509 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-4524
202-224-1651 fax
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
502 Hart Senate Office Building
202-228-6293
202-228-6459 fax
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
302 Hart Senate Office Building
202-228-6317
202-228-2186 fax
Senator Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
383 Russell Senate Office Building
202-224-5042
202-228-3075 fax
Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
320 Hart Senate Office Building
202-224-5641
202-224-0044 fax
