Lawmakers are weighing a bill proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont to codify provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act into state law.

IDAHO (InvestigateWest) — As Idaho reckons with revelations of widespread sexual abuse by women’s prison staff, the Trump administration has cut off support meant to help states combat that kind of ...

Donald Trump's Department of Justice is no longer enforcing protections against sexual violence for LGBTQ+ inmates. The DOJ recently sent a memo to prison inspectors, obtained by NPR, instructing them ...

Jails that are not compliant with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act's requirements will still be able to continue to house state inmates under a new agreement approved Thursday by the Board of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Educational materials on sexual assault in prisons, produced by the South Dakota Department of Corrections and paid for by federal ...

Nonprofits, Democratic lawmakers and survivors of sexual assault are calling on the state legislature to pass a bill proposed by Gov. Ned Lamont that would codify the provisions of the federal Prison ...

Incarcerated transgender adults and juveniles experience violence and sexual abuse at the hands of inmates and staff, despite constitutional protections. This experience is shared by all transgender ...