Prison Legal News battles DOC censorship of important information on sexual violence in prisons

Dec 3, 2015 No Comments

Prison Legal News has launched an important lawsuit against Arizona’s Department of Corrections over the withholding of their publication from prisoners. The editions in question discuss documented cases of rape and sexual violence perpetrated by prison staff against inmates—one of which took place in an Arizona prison and was heard in federal court. Many inmates

When will we finally hit the tipping point in transgender prisoner rights?

Nov 26, 2015 No Comments

This past week, a UK transgender woman incarcerated in a men’s prison in Bath took her life. The warning signs from Vicky Thompson were far from subtle: she had repeatedly told family, friends, and prison officials that she would kill herself were she to find herself in a men’s prison. Yet those warnings went unheeded,

Russia’s “Sadists’ Law” threatens to legitimize torture and violence of prisoners

Nov 19, 2015 No Comments

In an alarming reminder of how closely some industrialized countries teeter on the edge of Draconian, the State Duma of Russia has introduced a law that effectively sanctions the abuse and killing of inmates. The “sadists’ law,” as it’s come to be known, has passed the preliminary stage, and would “allow prison guards to ‘use

When is sexual abuse not sexual abuse? When it happens to a prisoner.

Aug 21, 2015 No Comments

This past week saw the handing down of an important ruling in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the rights of prisoners, specifically a prisoner’s right not to be sexually abused by prison officials. If you’re questioning how this could even have been a question before the Supreme Court, don’t worry, you’re not alone.

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Iran Executes Two Rapists in Public; Children Present

Mar 5, 2014 No Comments

On February 13, 2014, Iranian authorities sponsored a public execution in Kozehgari Square of Shiraz. The prisoners, Rahim Esfandiari Bay, 36, and Mohammad Darvish, 37, were convicted of some of the most severe crimes: murder and rape. Their sentences of execution were carried out via hanging in the public square. According to Fars, the Iranian

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Prisoners Raped and Sexually Abused While PREA Standards Pending

Nov 26, 2013 No Comments

As described in this issue’s cover story, in May 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a final rule adopting national standards pursuant to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The rule was published in the Federal Register and became effective on August 20, 2012; however, state and local corrections agencies were given one year

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Prison Legal News battles DOC censorship of important information on sexual violence in prisons

When will we finally hit the tipping point in transgender prisoner rights?

Russia’s “Sadists’ Law” threatens to legitimize torture and violence of prisoners

When is sexual abuse not sexual abuse? When it happens to a prisoner.

Iran Executes Two Rapists in Public; Children Present

Prisoners Raped and Sexually Abused While PREA Standards Pending

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