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Recent News:
On April 15, 2016, the Review Panel on Prison Rape released its latest report on sexual victimization in prisons, jails and juvenile correctional facilities. The report is available at the link below.
Reports:
- Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails 2012, April 2012
- Report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Correctional Facilities, October 18, 2010
Upcoming Hearings:
No hearings are scheduled at this time.
In accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Public Law 108-79, 117 Stat. 972 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 15601-15609 (2006)), the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, appointed the members of the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel). Panel Members are:
- Doug Dretke, the Executive Director of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT)
- Wendy Leach, Senior Consultant with The Moss Group, Inc. and former prosecutor
- Peter Perroncello a corrections consultant and previously a jail administrator
The panel is conducting annual hearings to collect evidence to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics in identifying common characteristics, not only of victims and perpetrators of prison rape but also of prisons and prison systems with a high incidence of prison rape and those that have successfully deterred prison rape.