The Justice Department on Thursday issued the first comprehensive federal rules aimed at “zero tolerance” for sexual assaults against inmates in prisons, jails and other houses of detention.
The regulations, issued after years of discussions among officials and prisoner advocacy groups, address a problem that a new government study finds may afflict one out of every 10 prisoners, more than twice as many as suggested by an earlier survey.
It's about time they address this terrible issue.
ReplyDeleteJust FYI, in New JErsey there is a special prison for sexual offenders. I believe one of the reasons is that they are targeted by the general prison population.
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