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| DOJ weak in protecting inmates from abuse |
| By onenewsnow.com - Charlie Butts |
| Published: 05/21/2012 |
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An organization founded by the late Chuck Colson is criticizing the Department of Justice for weakening standards meant to eliminate rape in prisons. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was required by Congress to release updated rules by 2010, but that did not happen until late last week. The regulations are to be implemented in federal prisons immediately, while states have a year to do so. Dave Louden of the Justice Fellowship, the criminal justice reform arm of Prison Fellowship International, says the DOJ's rules are watered down compared to those proposed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. "It's been recorded that up to ten percent of those who have been incarcerated were raped at one point," Louden reports. "So if these inmates are abused and abused sexually within the facilities, they're released angry, they're released resentful, and we know that there's very little, if any, rehabilitation going on in these facilities." Read More. |
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