It's a rampant problem with huge practical and ethical implications for the criminal justice system. More than sixty thousand prisoners are sexually assaulted in state and federal facilities every year. But prison rape is too often relegated to punchlines in jokes. We talk with members of a special commission to combat the problem, and examine how it influences communities outside prison walls.
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Ending Sexual Abuse in Prison
Listen Monday, Jul. 6, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. in Law, Politics, SocietyGuests
Reggie B. Walton
U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Chair, National Prison Rape Elimination Commission
Brenda Smith
Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University; Member, National Prison Rape Elimination Commission; Director of Project on Addressing Prison Rape
Bobby Scott
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-VA)
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