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After it was signed into law in 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), 42 U S C ch 147 § 15601 et seq , remained unused for a decade while standards were developed and implemented to curtail rape and sexual assaults at prisons and jails nationwide
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Salinas Valley State Prison Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide SOLEDAD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Nov 29, 2025, death of incarcerated person…
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- Internal memo halts oversight of prison rape protections for trans . . .
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence
- N. Y. Lawmakers Put Pressure on Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bills
N Y Lawmakers Put Pressure on Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bills The bills, which have already passed the State Legislature, would help prevent brutality in prisons, supporters say
- Former NYC jail guard union chiefs longer bribery sentence restored by . . .
A federal appeals court restored the 58-month prison sentence for Norman Seabrook, the former head of New York City's correction officers union who was convicted of bribery, saying a trial judge
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PLO in the News Federal monitor wants Santa Clara County held in contempt for dragging jail reforms (The Mercury News) Why California’s newest detention facility faces federal lawsuit over medical neglect and ‘punitive’ unsanitary conditions (Los Angeles Times)
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