Prison Advocates on Federal Standards to End Prison Rape: Late and Incomplete

The Department of Justice recently issued new standards to end sexual abuse in federal prisons, receiving mixed reviews from prison advocates. Prisoner advocacy groups welcomed the rules announced by Attorney General Eric Holder on May 17, but they criticized the DOJ for its two year delay and its exclusion of immigration facilities from the new standards.  Justice Fellowship president Pat Nolan called Holder's decision to exclude immigration facilities from the new rules "outrageous."