The former dental program instructor at Topeka Correctional Facility was charged Friday with seven felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with women inmates and was being transferred to Shawnee County from a jail in Oklahoma. The Kansas Department of Corrections said Tomas Co was the subject of a KDOC inquiry and that charges were filed
The American Bar Association (ABA) is recommending free, unlimited access to feminine hygiene products for all incarcerated women. In a resolution, the ABA says it is urging all levels of government and correctional institutions across the country to enact policies that will “provide all women prisoners in all forms of detention, both adult and juvenile, with
In part two of an investigation of abuse allegations at the T. Don Hutto detention center, Rewire.News partnered with Latino USA to examine the nuts and bolts of a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audit and how the process can fail survivors of sexual assault. Trying to understand the systems in place intended to protect immigrants
Rape is a horrific crime, and its effects are devastating whether it is committed at home, in the community, or in prison. Many rape survivors – including those assaulted in detention – often suffer shame, anxiety, and depression; they are also prone to contract sexually transmitted infections, like HIV. One of the most difficult aspects
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018 — A new Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report, released today, shows that reports of sexual abuse in detention nearly tripled between 2011 and 2015. In 2011, corrections administrators recorded 8,768 inmate reports of sexual victimization, compared to 24,661 in 2015. The study, titled Sexual Victimization Reported