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Push to End Prison Rapes Loses Earlier Momentum (2015)

"After decades of societal indifference to prison rape, Congress, in a rare show of support for inmates’ rights, unanimously passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003, and Mr. Perry’s predecessor as governor, President George W. Bush, signed it into law.

Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities (2016)

"This Report presents the findings of the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), along with its recommendations, that are the result of its 2014 hearings in Washington, District of Columbia, based on two national surveys of correctional facilities by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS): Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-12 (May 2013) and Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012 (June 2013).

The National PREA Resource Center - Posters

"These posters are intended to provide information on an individual’s right to report, how to report, and access to victim support services. The posters were created in a range of sizes and designed to allow facilities to modify them to make them facility-specific. Instructions for how to modify the template and how to print for best results are included."

The National PREA Resource Center - Library

"The PRC Library serves as a central repository for PREA-related resources and contains more than 700 entries. You can search for an entry by title, author, or keywords in the search bar above. Search results are also pre-sorted into categories below to help locate relevant documents. The PRC does not evaluate nor endorse the resources provided."

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