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| By CTV.ca |
| Published: 01/12/2009 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The state Division of Corrections has at least two bills ready for the upcoming legislative session that will deal directly with those already behind bars. State Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein says one measure would make prison rape a separate crime. Rubenstein says prison investigators can now take prison sexual assaults to prosecutors, but having a separate charge on the books for prison rape would send a stronger message. "Our proposed legislation would put some teeth into what we're looking for and certainly what is being seen on a nationwide scene, this prison rape, and trying to eliminate that," the commissioner said. A second bill would make possession of a cell phone or parts of a cell phone in state prison a felony. It’s now a misdemeanor. Rubenstein says it hasn't been that much of a problem in West Virginia and he wants to keep it that way. "Escapes have been planned, assaults have been planned (in other states)," Rubenstein said in one state a death row inmate ended up with a cell phone. The legislative interim committee on prisons rejected the felony cell phone bill Monday, choosing to leave the crime a misdemeanor, but Rubenstein says he'll try to convince the entire legislature during the regular session. "It's one of these things that we have to put out a very strong message that it won't be tolerated. That's what we are attempting to do," he said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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