After 11 years, state are finally committing to fight prison rape

It took 11 long years, but it looks like a majority of states are finally committing to addressing the problem of prison rape.

Back in 2003, Congress unanimously passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act — a bill to address a problem that, at the time, was little understood. But after that… nothing much seemed to happen for a while.

Authors
Dara Lind
Type
News
Standards
None
Facility
Prisons and Jails
Terms
Compliance