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Half of Prison Sex Abuses Involve Guards

HeadlineAug 17, 2007

In prison news, new figures show U.S. prison guards were responsible for more than half of reported cases of rape, sexual harassment and violence in U.S. jails last year. More than 6,500 cases of sexual violence were reported overall, a 20 percent increase over two years.

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