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| Wyoming works to certify corrections facilities meet federal prison rape elimination law |
| By greenfieldreporter.com- Ben Neary |
| Published: 06/16/2015 |
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The Wyoming Department of Corrections is working to certify that its facilities around the state meet federal security requirements intended to eliminate sexual assaults against inmates. Gov. Matt Mead in May certified to the U.S. Department of Justice that the state last year completed audits of the Women's Center in Lusk and the Honor Conservation Camp in Newcastle. The state spent nearly $150,000 for additional video cameras and other equipment at the two facilities, he said. "The (Prison Rape Elimination Act) standards present challenges," Mead wrote to Karol Mason, a Justice Department official in Washington. "They are cumbersome and difficult to implement." The state expected to spend another $500,000 to bring the state boys' and girls' schools into compliance, Mead said. The girls' school is set for an audit this month. Read More. |
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