A new study finds most prison workers who sexually abuse people in their custody face little or no punishment. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: There’s a new study from the Justice Department, and I’ll warn you, it’s about sexual assault. The study finds that prison workers who assault the people in their custody rarely face legal consequences.
Prison staff were fired in less than half of substantiated incidents of sexual misconduct between 2016 and 2018, and only faced legal consequences in 6 percent of cases. Prison and jail staff rarely face legal consequences for sexual assault, according to new data released by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). BJS released detailed
Sexual victimization of adult inmates is an ongoing problem in U.S. jails and prisons, with thousands of victims of inmate-on inmate abuse and staff-on-inmate abuse during 2016 through 2018, according to a special report by the U.S. Department of Justice released Tuesday. The report comes as the federal prison system has faced scrutiny for repeated incidents of inmate
Each year, 200,000 adults and children are sexually abused in U.S. jails, prisons, and detention centers: more than the population of Tallahassee or Birmingham, Alabama (JDI). It’s not like this is a secret. The United States, which incarcerates more people than any other country in the world, openly acknowledges the prevalence of sexual assault in
He served more than 20 years in the Florida prison system — and every day was a battle for survival. Only 18 when he was sentenced, this man — who has asked to remain anonymous — was raped at knifepoint six months after arriving at the notorious Everglades Correctional Institution. He was transferred out of