PREA in the news

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DC Department of Corrections policy on transgender prisoner housing is still discriminatory, says ACLUDC Department of Corrections policy on…

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District of Columbia

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Prisons and Jails

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Policy

LGBTI

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Transgender

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Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing an Inmate and Witness TamperingFormer Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer…

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Alabama

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

sexual assault

Correctional Officers

Bureau of Prisons

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Activists seek moratorium on prison constructionActivists seek moratorium on prison…

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Massachusetts

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Prisons and Jails

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sexual assault

Sexual abuse

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Women prisoners in New Mexico suffer under inhumane conditionsWomen prisoners in New Mexico suffer under…

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New Mexico

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Prisons and Jails

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Women

Sexual abuse

Lawsuit

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Lawsuit: Sex abuse continued at Michigan women's prison after settlementLawsuit: Sex abuse continued at Michigan…

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Michigan

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Prisons and Jails

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Women

sexual assault

Correctional Officers

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For decades women were raped and abused. Now NJ prisons promise changesFor decades women were raped and abused. Now…

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New Jersey

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Women

Sexual abuse

sexual assault

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NH youth center worker charged with sex assault was fired, then rehiredNH youth center worker charged with sex…

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New Hampshire

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sexual assault

Youthful detainees

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2 female inmates allege they were used as bait to catch predatory guard at Chino prison2 female inmates allege they were used as…

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California

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Prisons and Jails

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Women

Sexual abuse

Federal Lawsuit

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Biden Administration Reminds Federal Court of Obligation to Protect Trans InmatesBiden Administration Reminds Federal Court…

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District of Columbia

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Prisons and Jails

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Transgender

LGBTI

Department of Justice

Sexual abuse

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Package of reform legislation spurred by abuse at women's prison advancesPackage of reform legislation spurred by…

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New Jersey

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Prisons and Jails

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Women

sexual assault

Sexual abuse

Department of Justice

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Inhumane conditions and alleged sexual assault at NM women's prisonInhumane conditions and alleged sexual…

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New Mexico

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Prisons and Jails

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Women

sexual assault

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I'm a Trans Woman Locked in a Men's Prison. I'm Fighting to Be FreeI'm a Trans Woman Locked in a Men's Prison…

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Georgia

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Prisons and Jails

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Transgender

LGBTI

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Transgender woman sues District of Columbia after Department of Corrections houses her in a men's unitTransgender woman sues District of Columbia…

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District of Columbia

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Prisons and Jails

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Transgender

LGBTI

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Justice Department weighs in on Ashley Diamond lawsuit: Prison officials obligated to protect transgender prisoners from harmJustice Department weighs in on Ashley…

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Georgia

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Prisons and Jails

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LGBTI

sexual assault

Department of Justice