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US: New Prison Rape Standards Offer Landmark Protection

May 17th, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The long awaited national prison rape elimination standards issued on May 17, 2012 by the Justice Department, if fully implemented, may end widespread prison rape in the United States. The standards provide detailed guidance to federal, state, and local officials on how to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse in their confinement facilities.

(New York) – The long awaited national prison rape elimination standards issued on May 17, 2012 by the Justice Department, if fully implemented, may end widespread prison rape in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Criminal Justice, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Juvenile Justice, PREA, Press release, Prison and Jail Conditions, Prison Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, sexual assault, Sexual Violence, The Failure to Protect, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed

US: Protect Against Rape in Immigration Detention

June 24th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The indictment of a prison guard in a sexual abuse case of a detained immigrant underscores the need for the US government to provide immigration detainees the same protections from rape that it plans for other prisoners.

(Washington, DC) – The indictment of a prison guard in a sexual abuse case of a detained immigrant underscores the need for the US government to provide immigration detainees the same protections from rape that it plans for other prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Migrants, PREA, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Prison Rape, sexual assault, Sexual Violence, The Failure to Protect, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy, Women's Rights | Comments Closed

US: Protect Detainees in Immigration Facilities from Rape

February 15th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(Washington, DC) – President Barack Obama should direct the Justice Department to apply Prison Rape Elimination Act standards to detainees in US immigration facilities, Human Rights Watch and 10 other organizations said today in a letter to the president.

Posted in Domestic Policy, immigration detainee, immigration detention, PREA, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Prison Rape, The Failure to Protect, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed

US: Immigration Facilities Should Apply Prison Rape Elimination Act Protections

February 15th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Re: Exclusion of Immigration Detention Facilities from Proposed PREA Standards

Dear President Obama:

Posted in Domestic Policy, immigration detainees, immigration detention, Letter, PREA, Prison and Detention Conditions, Prison Rape, The Failure to Protect, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed