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| Steps to protect female prisoners |
| By Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Published: 12/20/2007 |
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WASHINGTON - A lawsuit filed on behalf of four female prisoners alleging years of sexual misconduct by Department of Corrections officers -- from voyeurism to forcible rape -- has raised questions about the culture within Washington's prisons and prompted reforms. Flanked by department brass and lawyers for the state, Acting Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail announced Wednesday that he would install more security cameras in women's prisons, put more female officers on staff and use Washington State Patrol investigators instead of department staff members to evaluate sexual misconduct allegations. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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