A bill to provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Requires the Bureau to submit an annual report to Congress, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on its activities regarding prison rape, including: (1) statistical, sociological, and psychological data regarding the effects of prison rape; and (2) statistical data regarding the incidence of prison rape.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) carry out a program to collect complaints of prison rape from inmates, transmit complaints to the appropriate authorities, and provide for periodic reviews of responses; and (2) establish a national information clearinghouse, conduct periodic training and education programs, and make grants with respect to prison rape prevention, investigation, and prosecution.
Establishes the National Prison Rape Reduction Commission to: (1) study the impact of prison rape on Federal, State, and local governments and communities and social institution; and (2) report recommended national standards for reducing prison rape and protocols for preserving evidence and treating victims.
Directs: (1) the Attorney General to publish a notice of proposed rule-making for the adoption of national standards; and (2) the Secretary to complete a review of model programs and protocols for the response to and treatment of acute trauma for rape victims within prisons and jails.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5537)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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