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Article • January 15, 1994 • from PLN January, 1994
Materials on Prison Rape Survival Available by The Safer Society Program has recently produced and published a series of audio tapes made by ex-prisoners specifically for men confined in jails and prisons. Rape in prison is an important issue that has received all too little attention due to the stigmas …
Florida Conditions Victory Reversed by This 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case was initiated by ten present and former prisoners at Glades Correctional Institution (GCI) in Florida. They sought money damages and injunctive relief for cruel and unusual punishment and other unconstitutional conditions of confinement. The district court held a trial …
BOP Not Liable for Guard Raping Prisoner by Lisa Flechsig was a prisoner at the federal women's prison in Lexington, Kentucky. After undergoing surgery she was taken to a local doctor's office for follow up treatment. BOP guard Bruce Trent was assigned to escort Flechsig to the doctor's office. En …
Transfers May Violate Eighth Amendment by Timothy Taylor is a small, mentally retarded Michigan state prisoner. While at the Jackson state prison Taylor was transferred to a camp where he was raped. After being raped prison officials labeled him a homosexual and he was denied a job and resident home …
Nominal Damages Awarded in Prison Rape Case by Four Missouri state prisoners were repeatedly raped by other prisoners. Before and after the rapes they were unable to check into Protective Custody (PC). They filed suit against prison officials claiming the rapes violated their eighth amendment rights. After a trial, the …
Inquiry Stepped up in Georgia Prison Sex Case by Authorities in Georgia said they have intensified an investigation into alleged sexual abuse at a Georgia women's prison after 14 current and former state corrections employees were indicted on rape and sexual assault charges. A grand jury returned the indictments after …
Beaten Jail Prisoner Entitled to Counsel by James Swofford is a pre-trial detainee in the Franklin County (IL) jail charged with aggravated sexual assault. Upon being booked into the jail Swofford was placed in a cell with ten other prisoners. During the night they beat, kicked and stomped Swofford, urinated …
Brief • September 17, 1992
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Parole
Watters v. State of Washington, WA, Complaint, Parole Rape, 1992 . ( " . I .... : ;:~AL'S --,." ,.'\; 'v'. 1 .... . ~':!,~rIA ~ 2 3 SEP I 7 1992 I L .. •• ... __ IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR …
Prisoner Entitled to Protection and Toilet Access by Kenneth Young is an HIV positive federal prisoner who was transferred to the US Penitentiary at Lewisburg, PA. While in the transfer segregation unit at Lewisburg Young was sexually assaulted by his cellmates several times. He repeatedly requested protective custody from a …
Article • June 15, 1992 • from PLN June, 1992
Amnesty International Condemns Abuse of Women Cons by From: World Perspectives Amnesty International (AI) has launched an appeal to governments around the world to stop the rape and sexual abuse of women during detention. In a recently published report AI said women all over the world are subjected to sexual …
Article • February 15, 1991 • from PLN February, 1991
Texas Woman Wins $125,000 Settlement by A woman won a $125,000 settlement from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles that may set a precedent for more civil suits involving parole decisions. The woman was raped by a man who had been sentenced in 1977 to 123 years in prison …
Article • August 15, 1990 • from PLN August, 1990
In Defense of the Struggle Against Sexism by Ed Mead In Defense Of The Struggle Against Sexism With this issue of the PLN I conclude my three part series on sex offenders. And while I am writing this before the first installment of the series has been mailed out to …
Women Prisoners Raped, Harassed by Guards by Women Prisoners Raped, Harassed By Guards As a result of a law suit filed late last year on behalf of 12 prisoners at the Ohio Reformatory for Women at Marysville, 18 prison employees have resigned or been fired for having "illicit relations" with …
Article • May 15, 1990 • from PLN May, 1990
The Terror by Dan Pens THE TERROR The still air of my prison cell, thick with smoke, swallows my brooding thoughts, spitting them back at me stinking of loneliness. I stare at tobacco stained fingers, wondering at how I can bemoan the years taken from me, and yet steal some …
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National Disability Rights Network Comments on Prea 2011 NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities Executive Committee President V. Colleen Miller (VA) (804) 225-2042 President Elect Michael Bailey (OR) (503) 504-0318 Secretary Gloria Prevost (SC) (803) 782-0639 Treasurer Shirley Shea (TN) (615) 298-1080 Regional Officers Region …
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University of Utah Sj Quinney College of Law Research Paper Sexual Punishments Ristroph a 2006 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES Sexual Punishments Alice Ristroph 15 COLUM. J. GENDER & L. 139 (2006) Research Paper No. 05-36 This paper can be downloaded without …
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Raising the Bar Coalition National Standards for the Prevention Detection Response and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Detention National Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Detention The Raising the Bar for Justice and Safety Coalition The Raising the Bar Coalition urges the Attorney General …
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Project on Addressing Prison Rape Prea Standards Comparison 2011 PREA Standards Comparison Standards for Adult Prisons and Jails NPREC STANDARD NUMBER Definitions PP-1 STANDARD DOJ REVISED STANDARD NUMBER Analysis STANDARD Q1: “The Department solicits comments regarding the application of this definition to those States that operate “unified systems”— i.e., States …
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Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Commens on Prea 2011 April 4, 2011 Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States Robert Hinchman, Senior Counsel U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Room 4252 Washington, DC 20530 RE: Docket No. OAG-131; AG Order …
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Bjs Sexual Assault in Prisons Report 2004 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report July 2005, NCJ 210333 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2004 By Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. and Timothy A. Hughes BJS Statisticians On …
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