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Testimony [Before the] United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary [About] the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002
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Testimony [Before the] United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary [About] the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002
Publication year:
2002
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The extreme need to address the "scourge" of prison rape is addressed. Topics discussed include: the pervasiveness of prisoner sexual assault; vulnerable groups of prisoners; the profound effects of sexual assault; the mental health consequences; the public health consequences; the destabilization of safety and security; the unaccountability of correctional administration; and the provision of a "tangible, comprehensive strategy" to combat the abuse of sexual assault.