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This article describes the experiences of one raped inmate and legislation designed to combat prison rape -- the Prisoner Rape Elimination Act (PREA).

Access to materials regarding sexual assault in Ohio prisons are provided at this website. Documents include: "Ohio Correctional Institution Sexual Assault Abatement: A Ten Point Plan (Feb. 2004)"; "Summary of Department Actions for the Prevention and Investigation of Instances of Sexual...

The intrinsic relationship between sexual coercion and imprisonment is explained. This article is comprised of four parts: sex and sexuality in U.S. prisons; imprisonment as a non-corporal punishment; the failure of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) -- the Act "fails either to recognize the...

"This article examines the complexity of prison sex [and inmate sexual expression] and the challenges that it raises in the context of . . . the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)" (p. 17). Topics discussed include: the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003; inmates' interests in sexual expression...

Access to policies regarding staff/offender or offender/offender sexual assault from jails and juvenile facilities is provided at this website.

Responses of state departments of corrections (DOCs) to prison sexual violence (PSV) are discussed. Sections of this report are: highlights; introduction and why addressing sexual violence in prisons matter; developing policies; prevention efforts; investigation and prosecution; victim services; staff...

Presents a report that "fulfills the requirement in section 5(b) of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to submit an annual report to Congress and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, summarizing the activities of the Department...

Annotated bibliography lists resources related to sexual assaults and sexual coercion involving prison inmates. Sections include: general information and research; resources by or for correctional agencies; and resources by or for victims/victim advocacy groups.