Month: February 2018

A sharp rise in reports of sexual abuse by prisoners in England and Wales could be the tip of the iceberg

Julian Clegg
February 15, 2018
BBC Radio Solent

Listen to BBC Radio Solent’s piece on prison sexual abuse in England and Wales here (see 41:00 minute mark).

Culture at Lackawanna prison led to sex abuse scandal, says attorney general

Borys Krawczeniuk
February 19, 2018
Standard Speaker

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the Lackawanna County Prison’s inmate sexual abuse scandal unfolded because of an ingrained “culture” that allowed it to happen. Prison watchdog groups say he is right. “I think culture is the right word,” said Jesse Lerner-Kinglake, communications director for Just Detention International, a Los Angeles-based inmate advocacy group that