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Texas: "Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country"
Loaded on May 15, 2005
by Michael Rigby
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2005, page 33
Texas: "Prison-Rape Capital Of The Country"
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Misconduct/Corruption,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Criminal Prosecution,
Crime,
Statistics/Trends.
Location:
Texas.
by Michael Rigby
Despite reputed efforts by officials in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to curb prison rapes, the number of reported sexual assaults has increased 160% in the past 4 years, from 234 in 2000 to 609 in 2004.
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