01/24/2014 11:06 AM EST
These statistical
tables present “jurisdiction- and facility-level counts of allegations
and substantiated incidents of nonconsensual sexual acts, abusive sexual
contacts, staff sexual misconduct, and staff sexual harassment reported
by correctional authorities in adult prisons, jails, and other
correctional facilities in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Facilities include the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, state prison systems, facilities operated by
the U.S. military and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sampled jail
jurisdictions, privately operated jails and prisons, and jails in Indian
country … In 2011, correctional administrators reported 6,660
allegations of sexual victimization in prisons. Of these, 605 were
substantiated based on follow-up investigation. Local jail authorities
reported 2,042 allegations, of which 284 were substantiated. About half
(51%) involved allegations of nonconsensual sexual acts or abusive
sexual contacts of inmates with other inmates, and half (49%) involved
staff sexual misconduct or sexual harassment 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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