Issue Comprehensive Prison Rape Protections for All Immigration Detainees: Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

Human Rights Watch and 45 other organizations sent a letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano today, urging the Department of Homeland Security to develop strong, comprehensive standards to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in immigration facilities. They should be based closely on the final standards issued in May by the Department of Justice, which reflect years of extensive work by the Department and the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.  The text of the letter follows.