01/24/2014 10:43 AM EST
This report presents
“counts of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual contacts, staff
sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported to correctional
authorities in adult prisons, jails, and other adult correctional
facilities in 2009, 2010, and 2011. An in-depth examination of
substantiated incidents is also presented, covering the number and
characteristics of victims and perpetrators, location, time of day,
nature of the injuries, impact on the victims, and sanctions imposed on
the perpetrators … Correctional administrators reported 8,763
allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails, and other adult
correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically significant increase
over the number of allegations reported in 2009 (7,855) and 2010 (8,404)
… About half of all allegations (51%) involved nonconsensual sexual
acts (the most serious, including penetration) or abusive sexual
contacts (less serious, including unwanted touching, grabbing, and
groping) of inmates with other inmates. Nearly half (49%) involved staff
sexual misconduct (any sexual act directed toward an inmate by staff)
or sexual harassment (demeaning verbal statements of a sexual nature)
directed toward inmates.” SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) (Washington, DC). Authored by Beck, Allen J.; Rantala, Ramona R..
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