Wow.. texas and Flordia are in the top two

[SoCalDem]

HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M EDT;
graphic shows inmate-on-inmate nonconsensual sexual acts
and staff sexual misconduct with inmates, by state. (AP Graphic)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060731/ap_on_go_ot/prison_sex_2;_ylt=AtTQ201y5KGK2MhruPpsLDFsaMYA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5bGVna3NhBHNlYwNzc3JlbA--

By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer Sun Jul 30, 9:28 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Fewer than three prisoners in every 1,000 report they were sexually abused or harassed, but that probably is not the whole story, a government study says.


There may be far more sexual violence in prisons than is reported, the study's authors said, because inmates fear reprisal, adhere to a code of silence, do not trust the staff or are embarrassed.

"Administrative records alone cannot provide reliable estimates of sexual violence," wrote Allen J. Beck and Paige M. Harrison of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

"It's a real and serious problem," said Malcolm Feeley, professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley. "It may be the single largest shame of the American criminal justice system, and that's saying a lot."

The study released Sunday by the Justice Department agency is based on reports to corrections officials in 2005.

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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Aren't there far more prisoners in Texas than any other state?

[HereSince1628]

5. I think that's true, and the map isn't normalized to attacks/# of inmate

[wakeme2008]

2. Do not know about Texas,, but under Jebbie more and more of the

Florida prisons are run by for profit corps... Mmmmmm

[Syrinx]

3. Cali and Ohio are pretty bad too

:shrug:

[Tsiyu]

4. Jebbie's and Dumbya's plantations

That's what i call Florida and Texas, both bequeathed to that royalty by their generous Poppy.

Is anyone surprised?

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. Florida prisons are constantly being monitored by Amnesty international.

It's really bad.