I’m getting into the new prison rape regulations filed about a year late by the Obama Justice Department and found the first loophole. It’s a big one. I’ll quote the part that certainly was not written by people who want … Continue reading
Category Archives: Prison Rape
A press release from Just Detention International, which used to be called Stop Prison Rape: FINALLY — NATIONAL STANDARDS TO STOP PRISONER RAPE Nine years after passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 and almost two years … Continue reading
Eric Holder begins his introductory remarks to U.S. Justice Department web site readers with this statement: “The primary mission of the United States Department of Justice is to do justice. “Our only responsibility it to do the right thing.” If … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has a story about an audacious rape by a 16-year old of a 15-year old girl, not once, but three times in a Barrington High School stairwell. “’The high school has an extensive video surveillance system and … Continue reading
Dennis Miller was not optimistic about the future of former Governor Rod Blagojevich. He called him “BlagojeFISH.” As many of you may know, my legislative social conscience cause during the 1990’s was stopping rape in prison. The stories, given wide … Continue reading
Thomas Puchmelter hung himself in his McHenry County Jail cell last weekend. While the Sheriff’s Office has not released much information. Daily Herald reporter Harry Hitzeman writes that a Freedom of Information request has been filed for the internal investigation … Continue reading
There is a way to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in prison. But it goes against the grain of everything considered by liberals as politically correct. The way to do it is to test all of the prisoners periodically and … Continue reading
With the driving of religion out of all forms of public life it is refreshing to see that the much criticized Texas Department of Corrections has the courage to allow a faith-based section of a prison. Ever since I entered … Continue reading
With the driving of religion out of all forms of public life it is refreshing to see that the much criticized Texas Department of Corrections has the courage to allow a faith-based section of a prison. Ever since I entered … Continue reading
The following press release was received from Stop Prison Rape, an organization I worked with while Stephen Donaldson was its president and I served in the Illinois House of Representatives. I note that it has an outside agency investigating prison … Continue reading
The following press release was received from Stop Prison Rape, an organization I worked with while Stephen Donaldson was its president and I served in the Illinois House of Representatives. I note that it has an outside agency investigating prison … Continue reading