Inmate advocates worry about fate of prison-rape law
- Rebecca Boone
- January 4, 2015
- Associated Press
When Congress passed a law in 2003 aimed at ending sexual assault in U.S. prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers, survivors like …
Ex-convict blasts Ben Carson’s belief about widespread homosexuality in prisons
- Melissa Chan
- March 4, 2015
- NY Daily News
He should get his brain checked.
Neurosurgeon and potential presidential candidate Ben Carson’s wacky belief that prison…
This Case of Alleged Juvenile Sexual Abuse By Female Prison Officers Fits a Frightening Pattern
- Rebecca Cohen
- March 31, 2015
- Mother Jones
Five former inmates at a youth detention center in Idaho sued the state’s Department of Juvenile Corrections last week, saying staff at the facility sexually abused them during their stay…
Georgia Says It Will Allow Hormones for Transgender Inmates
- Deborah Sontag
- April 9, 2015
- New York Times
Less than a week after the Justice Department intervened in support of a transgender inmate’s lawsuit against Georgia, the state said Thursday…
ICE Has New Guidance on Care of Transgender Immigrants in Custody
- Carrie Maxwell
- July 29, 2015
- Windy City Times
U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) has announced updated guidelines concerning the care of transgender immigrants in custody….