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| Prison Rape Victim Fights for Change |
| By whas11.com |
| Published: 02/22/2010 |
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A prison rape victim, who shared her ordeal with WHAS11 News several months ago, is now taking her fight to Capitol Hill. “Hopefully make some changes so the same thing that happened to me doesn't happen to someone else,” said Kimberly Yates of Paducah. She is talking to the Justice Department and Congressional offices about changes needed in the prison litigation reform act. Five years ago, despite warnings about a prison guard from other women, Yates says the same guard raped her at the federal detention center in Philadelphia. Read More. |
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