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Pat Nolan, president of Justice Fellowship, appeared on the Montel Williams' Show to discuss how the Prison Rape Elimination Commission will help bring an end to rape in America's prisons. |
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An article by Pat Nolan and Marguerite Telford in the Notre Dame Journal of Legislation. |
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By Pat Nolan|Published Date: July 28, 2009
Several women who were raped while in prisons in Michigan won a huge victory with the state providing $100M to settle their claims. This settlement is not only a vindication for these women who were raped while in the custody of the government, but it is solid evidence that prison rape will no longer be tolerated.
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By Mariam Bell and Vincent Schiraldi|Published Date: June 25, 2009
This article appeared in the Washington Post.
Historic legislation was introduced this week to combat the epidemic of prison rape-a scourge that is estimated to affect some 175,000 Americans annually. Normally fodder for stand-up comics, prison rape is in fact one of the principal untreated human rights abuses in America today.
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Prison Rape - It's No Joke |
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By Pat Nolan|Published Date: June 25, 2009
This article appeared in the Washington Post.
"The opposite of compassion is not hatred, it's indifference." These words were written by a prisoner who was severely beaten after refusing demands for sex from another inmate.
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Prison Rape: a Hidden Epidemic |
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By Chuck Colson|Published Date: June 25, 2009
Note: This column describes a horrid practice, the very discussion of which some might find offensive.
"I would love," said California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, "to personally escort [Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth] Lay to an 8-by-10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, 'Hi, my name is Spike, honey.'"
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