December 15th ,12:00 noon in Hearing Room 123 of the John Wilson Building, the DC Council Judiciary Committee is holding a DOC Director confirmation hearing. This hearing is to potenitally confirm Thomas Faust as the new Director of the DC Department of Corrections. (DOC).

 We strongly encourage you to sign up to testify, attend the hearing, and spread the word! This is the first major opportunity in years to influence the direction of the department, especially to raise issues about the inhumane treatment of the 40+ youth at the Central Treatment Facility (CTF), an adult jail where young people charged and/or sentenced as adults are incarcerated.

To testify, please contact Christina Setlow, Legislative Counsel, at (202) 724-7808, by fax at (202) 724-6664, or via e-mail at csetlow@dccouncil.us, and provide your  name, address,  telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Tuesday, December 13, 2011.

If you are interested in testifying and would like to discuss your testimony or need assistance in testifying, please contact Liz Ryan at the Campaign for Youth Justice at lryan@cfyj.org or at (202-558-3580 ext. 11.)