PREA in the news

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Federal corrections officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing inmateFederal corrections officer pleads guilty to…

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New York

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Prisons and Jails

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Staff-inmate relations

Staff sexual misconduct

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Legal

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Report: 14% of youth at Oregon correctional facility report sex abuse within past yearReport: 14% of youth at Oregon correctional…

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Oregon

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Juvenile Facility

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Report

Juvenile

Youth

Sexual abuse

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Michigan agrees to pay $80 million in prison sex abuse lawsuitMichigan agrees to pay $80 million in prison…

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Prisons and Jails

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Youthful inmates

Juvenile

Staff-inmate relations

Staff sexual misconduct

Sexual abuse

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Misgendered and mistreated in jail: A Pinellas transgender woman shares her storyMisgendered and mistreated in jail: A…

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Florida

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Prisons and Jails

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Transgender

LGBTI

Gender

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Former Arkansas Prisoner Transport Officer Faces Life in Jail for Sexually Assaulting Female Inmates in His CustodyFormer Arkansas Prisoner Transport Officer…

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Arkansas

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Prisons and Jails

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Staff-inmate relations

Staff sexual misconduct

Sexual abuse

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Ex-jail officer who assaulted female inmates gets 20 yearsEx-jail officer who assaulted female inmates…

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Ohio

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

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Sex abuse at N.J. women’s prison ‘an open secret,’ DOJ report saysSex abuse at N.J. women’s prison ‘an open…

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Pennsylvania

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Prisons and Jails

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Report

Reporting

Sexual abuse

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Man accused of sexually assaulting inmate pleads guilty to lesser chargeMan accused of sexually assaulting inmate…

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Utah

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

Legal

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Macomb County jail doctor traded candy for sex, lawsuit allegesMacomb County jail doctor traded candy for…

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Michigan

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

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Staff sexual misconduct

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Alabama corrections officer pleads guilty to sexual assault of two inmatesAlabama corrections officer pleads guilty to…

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Alabama

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

Staff-inmate relations

Staff sexual misconduct

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Judge dismisses Nebraska lawsuit filed by ex-prisoner sexually abused by guardJudge dismisses Nebraska lawsuit filed by ex…

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Nebraska

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Prisons and Jails

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Legal

Retaliation

Inmate reporting

Sexual abuse

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Clay County sheriff’s deputy fired after accusations of sexually assaulting jail inmateClay County sheriff’s deputy fired after…

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Missouri

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Prisons and Jails

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Sexual abuse

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Staff sexual misconduct

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Inmate claimed he was penalized for reporting rape by Nebraska prison guard; judge says otherwiseInmate claimed he was penalized for…

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Nebraska

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Prisons and Jails

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Retaliation

Sexual abuse

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Panel sends inmate sexual assault suit back to lower courtPanel sends inmate sexual assault suit back…

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Delaware

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Prisons and Jails

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Legal

Sexual abuse

Staff sexual misconduct

Staff-inmate relations