A new Texas governor, a new policy on prison rape. Striking a very different tone from his predecessor, Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that Texas will fully implement federal standards designed to reduce the prevalence of rape in the state’s prisons, jails, and other facilities. On May 15, the deadline for states to respond as to whether
BOISE, Idaho — A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice shows that youths are sexually abused more frequently in juvenile detention centers that are understaffed, have more gang violence and more offender complaints. The report, released Tuesday by the department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, examined the impact juvenile facilities have on sex abuse
Four inmates were charged after an inmate was allegedly sexually abused at Northern Regional Jail earlier this month. On May 1, at about 12:30 p.m., State Police Trooper B.R. Gaus received a call from Sgt. Delesio at the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville, according to a criminal complaint filed in Marshall County Magistrate Court.
During her first full day on the job, newly sworn-in San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy met with advocates to work on updating her department’s policies on transgender inmates. Ex-Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, whom Hennessy defeated in November after his scandal-plagued tenure, announced plans last year to expand educational and other programming for trans inmates and house
NEW BOSTON, Tex. — The inmate, dressed in prison whites with a shaved head and incongruously tender eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses, entered the visiting room with her wrists joined as if she were handcuffed. At 31, she had spent her whole adult life behind bars, and it looked like a posture of habit. She introduced