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New Data Show Prison Staff Are Rarely Held Accountable for Sexual Misconduct

Prison staff were fired in less than half of substantiated incidents of sexual misconduct between 2016 and 2018, and only faced legal consequences in 6 percent of cases.

Prison and jail staff rarely face legal consequences for sexual assault, according to new data released by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

BJS released detailed data this week on more than 2,500 substantiated incidents of sexual assault in U.S. prisons and jails between 2016 and 2018. The data starkly show how federal, state, and local officials have ignored their constitutional duty to protect incarcerated people from sexual assault, despite federal laws intended to create zero-tolerance policies for prison rape.

For example, the report found that perpetrators of staff sexual misconduct were only convicted, sentenced, fined, or pleaded guilty in 20 percent of incidents in jails, and only a minuscule 6 percent of substantiated incidents in prisons.

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https://reason.com/2023/02/03/new-data-show-prison-staff-are-rarely-held-accountable-for-sexual-misconduct/
 
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