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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Public Comment Sought on Proposed PREA Standards

The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) has released their draft standards for adult prisons, jails, and facilities holding immigration detainees. The  Commission is seeking public input regarding these proposed standards between the dates of May 5 through July 7, 2008. Draft standards concerning lockups, juvenile and community corrections facilities will be available for viewing and public comment in June 2008. For further information on how the standards were formulated, copies of the draft standards, and methods by which the public may provide comments, please click here.

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Cheryl said:

I am appalled and shocked that rape goes on in our prisons in the United States.  These corrections officers that have let this go on for decades should be ashamed or more the point, locked up themselves for enabling this horrible garbage to go on.  This is torture and what happened to the eigth amendment against cruel and unusual punishment?  I have such a hatred for rapists that it isn't even funny.  I have more respect for murderers than these scum.  they should get the death penalty if caught raping someone even if they are in prison.  I don't care if it is another prisoner who was raped.  Nobody should have to go through this.  they should be castrated. period.  Where is your sense of humanity?

May 9, 2008 3:52 AM
 

Pauline Arnum-Norwood said:

By the Grace of God all those that allow or partisipate

in such an act as RAPE should be delt with. I mean

those who allow it to happen; GUARDS,WARDENS,

and THOSE OWNING THESE JAILS also.

Private owned jails are for profit and slave labor.

God forgives, but he also condems those who con-

tinue to do these things when they know better.

     HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOULS

May 10, 2008 10:35 AM
 

Get real said:

Do you have any idea what kind of staffing levels would be required to entirely eliminate all abuse and rape in these facilities?  Do you like paying taxes?

May 15, 2008 3:14 PM

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