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The Way to Stop Prison Rape.

Authors :
Kaiser, David
Stannow, Lovisa
Source :
New York Review of Books. 3/25/2010, Vol. 57 Issue 5, p37-39. 3p.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The article offers information on the "National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report," by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission which cater on the pursuit of preventing the prevalence of sexual abuse against women inmates in the U.S. It relates instances wherein women inmates are sexually abused not by other inmates but by the corrections staffs themselves. Moreover, it explores the laws concerning prisoner rape such as the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00287504
Volume :
57
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Review of Books
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
48891602