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N.J. Senate calls for corrections commissioner to step down in overwhelming voteN.J. Senate calls for corrections…
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New Jersey
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Sexual abuse
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Lawsuit: Sex abuse continued at Michigan women's prison after settlementLawsuit: Sex abuse continued at Michigan…
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Women
sexual assault
Correctional Officers
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Alabama asks federal judge to dismiss DOJ suit over prison conditionsAlabama asks federal judge to dismiss DOJ…
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Alabama
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Lawsuit
Department of Justice
Sexual abuse
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NDOC wants inmates excluded from state sexual assault bill of rightsNDOC wants inmates excluded from state…
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Nevada
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Legal
Survivors
Sexual abuse
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Correctional officer at Milwaukee Co. Jail resigns following sexual assault chargesCorrectional officer at Milwaukee Co. Jail…
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Wisconsin
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sexual assault
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PROGRESS SEPTEMBER 2020: New, $29 million jail opens to inmatesPROGRESS SEPTEMBER 2020: New, $29 million…
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South Carolina
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Jails
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Florida
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N.J. governor orders probe of alleged attack on female inmatesN.J. governor orders probe of alleged attack…
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New Jersey
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Staff sexual misconduct
Inmate reporting
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31 Guards Suspended at a Women’s Prison Plagued by Sexual Violence31 Guards Suspended at a Women’s Prison…
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New Jersey
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Staff sexual misconduct
Sexual abuse
Federal Investigation
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Department of Corrections secretary says he disagrees with DOJ report alleging failure to protect Lowell Correctional inmatesDepartment of Corrections secretary says he…
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Florida
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Department of Justice
Report
Sexual abuse
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Ex corrections officer who coached for Easton Area charged with sexually assaulting inmateEx corrections officer who coached for…
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Pennsylvania
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Staff inmate relations
Women
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Waukesha County correctional officer accused of sexual assault in jailWaukesha County correctional officer accused…
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Wisconsin
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Prisons and Jails
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Correctional Officers
sexual assault
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After Sexual Abuse Allegations, Lawmakers Consider Reforms For Vermont's Women's PrisonAfter Sexual Abuse Allegations, Lawmakers…
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Vermont
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Prisons and Jails
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Sexual abuse
Lawsuit
Advocacy
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DOJ investigation into Lowell prison uncovers years of abuse, neglect and horrorDOJ investigation into Lowell prison…
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Florida
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Prisons and Jails
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Sexual abuse
Federal Investigation
Women