Bill passed in the wake of recent prisoner rape scandals at state prison Washington, DC, April 15, 2010. Today, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed into law a bill that makes sexual contact between corrections staff and inmates a felony. The passage of this law makes Kentucky the 48th state in the country to treat staff
Thousands of Americans — including corrections officials, prisoner rape survivors, and legal experts — call on Attorney General to adopt measures proposed by bipartisan commission Washington, DC, May 10, 2010. A new phase in the development of national standards addressing prisoner rape begins today, as the Department of Justice closes its 60-day public comment period
Recent federal study shows shocking levels of abuse, underscores need for Attorney General to ratify national standards set forth by bipartisan commission. Washington, DC, June 3, 2010. Following a federal report that found alarming rates of sexual abuse of detained youth, the Department of Justice Review Panel on Prison Rape is holding public hearings to
Congressional Leaders, Advocates, and Survivors Call for Urgent Action A Year After Bipartisan Commission Proposed Federal Blueprint to Stop Sexual Abuse Behind Bar Washington, DC, June 23, 2010. One year after the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission released national standards aimed at ending sexual violence in detention, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, advocates, and prisoner
WASHINGTON, DC, — On July 16, 2010, the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs released the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Cost Impact Analysis, a report prepared for the Department by consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. The study outlines costs estimated by corrections administrators for achieving compliance with proposed national standards drafted by the