Sexual Abuse of Inmates: A Persistent Problem Despite Efforts to Address It

5 months, 1 week ago

Sexual Abuse of Inmates: A Persistent Problem Despite Efforts to Address It

The Associated Press investigation reveals widespread sexual abuse of incarcerated women, with many cases going unrewarded. Women are fastest-growing population behind bars, and most have been locked up for nonviolent crimes. The Prison Rape Elimination Act has been ineffective in preventing these abuses, with less than 6% of staff prosecuted for sexual misconduct. Fear of retaliation is a significant factor, leading to underreporting of assaults. The investigation highlights the need for comprehensive reforms to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse, including increased staffing, improved training for staff, and robust accountability measures.

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Women victimized in ‘rape club’ at California prison get record $116-million settlement

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Women victimized in ‘rape club’ at California prison get record $116-million settlement

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Prison guards used work assignments to lure and rape female inmates, shocking investigation finds

5 months, 1 week ago

Prison guards used work assignments to lure and rape female inmates, shocking investigation finds

Women

Widespread sexual abuse of women in two California prisons draws federal investigation

7 months ago

Widespread sexual abuse of women in two California prisons draws federal investigation

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Women doing long jail sentences failed by ‘system designed for men’

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Women doing long jail sentences failed by ‘system designed for men’

The Independent

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Ex-California prison officer accused of sexual misconduct

2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-California prison officer accused of sexual misconduct

Associated Press

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Former warden at female prison known as ‘rape club’ guilty of sexually abusing women behind bars

2 years, 4 months ago

Former warden at female prison known as ‘rape club’ guilty of sexually abusing women behind bars

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AP investigation: Women’s prison fostered culture of abuse

3 years, 2 months ago

AP investigation: Women’s prison fostered culture of abuse

Associated Press

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Rape suspects rarely prosecuted; no maximum sentences in 3 years: report

5 years, 1 month ago

Rape suspects rarely prosecuted; no maximum sentences in 3 years: report

Netherlands

Op-Ed: What’s life like for thousands of incarcerated women? Imagine if Hollywood’s worst predators had a key to your home

7 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: What’s life like for thousands of incarcerated women? Imagine if Hollywood’s worst predators had a key to your home

Women

People convicted of sexually assaulting children often escape jail

8 years, 6 months ago

People convicted of sexually assaulting children often escape jail

Victim

People convicted of sexually assaulting children often escape jail

8 years, 6 months ago

People convicted of sexually assaulting children often escape jail

Victim

Group tasked with investigating prison rape has poor track record regarding sex crimes

11 years, 7 months ago

Group tasked with investigating prison rape has poor track record regarding sex crimes

Abuse

Report: 90,000 inmates sexually victimized

14 years, 7 months ago

Report: 90,000 inmates sexually victimized

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Prison nurse, 27, is suspended over claim she had fling with drug-dealing killer in England's worst jail

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Prison nurse, 27, is suspended over claim she had fling with drug-dealing killer in England's worst jail

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NYPD Officers Accused Of Burglary And Forcibly Touching A Sex Worker

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Systemic failures in Dutch women’s prisons leave inmates without critical medical care

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Veteran nurse with 40 years of experience banned from healthcare for sexual misconduct

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Date rape horror as 41 women say their amaretto shots were spiked before sexual assaults in Belgium- as three bar managers are investigated

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Date rape horror as 41 women say their amaretto shots were spiked before sexual assaults in Belgium- as three bar managers are investigated

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Unmasking Hardship Of Women Undertrials In India

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Widespread sexual abuse in healthcare exposed in inspectorate's report

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Widespread sexual abuse in healthcare exposed in inspectorate's report

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Groningen man could spend 3 years in prison over sextortion allegations

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Groningen man could spend 3 years in prison over sextortion allegations

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Man imprisoned to 20 years for sexual assault on eight-year-old girl

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Man imprisoned to 20 years for sexual assault on eight-year-old girl

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Female therapist raped NYC teen over 30 times at juvenile detention centre: Report

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Female therapist raped NYC teen over 30 times at juvenile detention centre: Report

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Prosecutors seek four-year sentence for man accused of online sexual abuse of minors

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Prosecutors seek four-year sentence for man accused of online sexual abuse of minors

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Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington gets 4 years in prison

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Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington gets 4 years in prison

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He got a 400-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting minors

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He got a 400-year prison sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting minors

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Do not go directly to jail: Hardened criminals are 'laughing at the law' after being handed short sentences or slaps on wrist amid Labour moves to slash the use of prisons

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Do not go directly to jail: Hardened criminals are 'laughing at the law' after being handed short sentences or slaps on wrist amid Labour moves to slash the use of prisons

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Sex crime reports rise in NL after new laws came into force

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Sex crime reports rise in NL after new laws came into force

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Reports of sexual crimes increased in late 2024, police say

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Reports of sexual crimes increased in late 2024, police say

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Experts call for better conditions as women in Dutch prisons face unique challenges

1 month ago

Experts call for better conditions as women in Dutch prisons face unique challenges

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Rotherham rapists who groomed and attacked vulnerable teenage girls they called 'fresh meat' are jailed for total of nearly 40 years

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'Hard To Believe Highly Qualified Woman Allowed Man To Sexually Exploit Her For 16 Years On Marriage Promise' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case

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'Hard To Believe Highly Qualified Woman Allowed Man To Sexually Exploit Her For 16 Years On Marriage Promise' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case

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Psychologist, 31, arrested after she was caught 'having sex with convicted murderer during prison therapy sessions'

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Psychologist, 31, arrested after she was caught 'having sex with convicted murderer during prison therapy sessions'

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Predator who had sex with woman without a condom and then lied to her that he was HIV positive is jailed for 14 years for rape

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Predator who had sex with woman without a condom and then lied to her that he was HIV positive is jailed for 14 years for rape

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Prison shake-up could see inmates work to earn freedom

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Gang-raped Brit's horror as she is forced to face her attackers in Crete court AGAIN and relive trauma of being dragged off a sunbed as they appeal life sentences

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Gang-raped Brit's horror as she is forced to face her attackers in Crete court AGAIN and relive trauma of being dragged off a sunbed as they appeal life sentences

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Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes gets 95 years for child sex abuse images and escape convictions

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Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes gets 95 years for child sex abuse images and escape convictions

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Delhi: Man sentences to 10 years RI for raping 1-year-old minor girl in 2019

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Delhi: Man sentences to 10 years RI for raping 1-year-old minor girl in 2019

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Man gets 97 to life for molesting girl for years in Costa Mesa

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Some New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate appear in court

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Some New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate appear in court

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