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Wisconsin Enacts Law, Prison Reforms Regarding Sex Assaults
Loaded on April 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2005, page 10
by Michael Rigby
Filed under:
Sexual Assault,
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Guard Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Criminal Prosecution,
State Legislation.
Location:
Wisconsin.
On August 31, 2004, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WDOC) announced it would immediately implement sweeping policy changes in the way it views and handles staff-on-prisoner sexual assaults. The reforms come a year after legislation was enacted criminalizing sex between guards and prisoners, and more than 18 …
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