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 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.
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Judges on The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit disagree over when Title IX claims accrue.
Long delays and management failures "allowed serious, repeated sexual abuse in at least four facilities to go undetected."
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The lawsuit claims that a correctional officer gave male inmates the key to women's housing after accepting a $1,000 bribe.
In a petition for reconsideration, I ask the Utah Supreme Court to modify a recent opinion to remove the qualifier "alleged" in front of term "victim" in light of the fact that the defendant has been convicted of sexually assaulting the victim.
The Court agrees with my argument that crime victims can become "limited-purpose parties" in criminal proceedings to protect their interests, such as an interest in the confidentiality of mental health counseling records.
The "victim-centered" training required by S.B. 2469 would compromise the impartiality of Title IX investigations.
Under N.Y. law, the court holds, a jury could find that the alleged touching could qualify as touching of "intimate parts," based on its context.
The torturous trial calls to mind Title IX investigations on college campuses.
The bill addresses treatment of women in federal prisons and sexual assault of people in police custody.
The perpetrator did not target a random student, and he did not choose the girls bathroom because of his gender identity.
"She was withdrawing from opioids and actively suicidal. She needed help, and she got the opposite."
No accountability for government corruption.
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The stark differences between universities’ reactions to COVID-19 and sexual misconduct.
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"Nothing Betsy DeVos has done since she took office will have a more lasting effect on people's lives than this."
The former vice president pushed Title IX reforms that took a believe-victims approach and harmed due process.
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and double standards, as discussed on the Reason Roundtable podcast.
"This never happened," Biden told Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski.
The Libertarian congressman and presidential hopeful says both Biden and Trump "are disqualified if they've engaged in some kind of assault, especially a sexual assault."
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"It's far worse than we could have imagined," the student's attorney tells Reason.
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"We found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable."
Under fire for refusing to support Tara Reade, Milano says she never thought #MeToo would "destroy innocent men."
So far, it's been silence from The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and others.
A Michigan State University medical student was expelled shortly before graduation—three years after the incident.
Psychologist Jesus Padilla was forbidden to complete research that could have set many indefinitely committed people free. He died with the work unfinished.
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