News of Interest

Congress members Bobby Scott and Frank Wolf share their opinions about the importance to eliminating prison rape in the nation's correctional facilities.

Huffington Posts bring discussion between Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, and Cecilia Chung, a member of the San Francisco Department of Public Health Commission and a board member at Just Detention International.

The White House issued a memorandum for the department and agency heads about implementing the final rule for the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards: "To advance the goals of PREA, we must ensure that all agencies that operate confinement facilities adopt high standards to prevent, detect

The Justice Department today released a final rule to prevent, detect and respond to sexual abuse in confinement facilities, in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) shareholders rejected a resolution that would strengthen the reporting requirements for allegations made by inmates of sexual abuse by facility personnel.

The New Mexico Department of Corrections will be showing a new video on rape prevention to all prison inmates in part to prepare for compliance with federal PREA standards.

An editorial in the Washington Post that addresses passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003, implementation of PREA, and the release of national PREA standards by the Department of Justice.

Department of Justice’s Review Panel on Prison Rape released a report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails. The report concludes that prisons and jails that are able to keep inmates safe from sexual abuse have well-trained staff, committed leaders, and strong oversight.