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After jail scandal, spotlight on growing role of women officers
The 19-year-old felt sick to her stomach when she stepped into the Baltimore prison once nicknamed "Supermax" for her first day of work as a corrections officer. The place was dark and dingy, and she had never been around so many men before. When...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Justice System, Human Rights Watch, Baltimore County, Prosecution
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Sexual assaults rising in Illinois National Guard
The Illinois National Guard had 17 reported sexual assaults in 2012, a record number that leaders say reflects increased efforts to encourage victims to come forward and the work that still needs to be done nationwide to change the attitude toward...
Tags: Armed Forces, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Sexual Misconduct, U.S. Department of Defense, Sex Crimes
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Editorial: Rape victim speaks up
"Rape is an American shame. Our society needs to see that and attend to it, not hide it or hush it up. As long as rape is deemed unspeakable — and is therefore not fully and honestly spoken of — the public outrage will be muted as well."...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Des Moines Register, Chicago Transit Authority, Abusive Behavior
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What it's like to get raped in prison, and how we can prevent it
What is it like to be brutally raped for four hours? In a prison, no less, where there are supposed to be guards maintaining order and facilitating rehabilitation? A young inmate at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility bravely shared his rape...
Tags: Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Jan Brewer, Sex Crimes, American Civil Liberties Union
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Reports of rapes on the rise in Springfield
mmoloney@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sitting in an upstairs room at the Rare Breed youth services building, a new high school graduate told a deeply personal story. "I've been raped multiple times by different people," she said. The girl, now 18-years-old, explained the...Tags: Britney Spears, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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'Night Stalker' victim on killer's death: 'Justice has been served'
Bill Carns and his girlfriend were the last people to be attacked by Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" serial killer who murdered 13 people in 1984 and '85 and was convicted of dozens of other felonies, including rape. On Friday, the day that...
Tags: Google+, Science and Technology, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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U.S. Supreme Court OKs taking DNA from those arrested
— The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for police around the country to take DNA samples from people arrested for serious crimes, a major step toward expanding a national database that will match new suspects to evidence from old crime...Tags: Samuel A. Alito, Anita Alvarez, Justice System, Personal Data Collection, Antonin Scalia
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Rape trial beginning Tuesday in Aberdeen
The trial of a Presho man accused of rape and other crimes in Brown County is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Aberdeen. Jerry L. Craig Sr., 55, is charged with three counts of rape of a child younger than 13, three counts of sexual contact with a child...Tags: Trials, Sex Crimes, Prisons
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Rape victim speaks out: 'I'm not ashamed. A crime is a crime'
Tribune reporterAlexandria Clarke stood in the middle of a Chicago park on a chilly Sunday and tried to sort out her thoughts before the news conference began. But Clarke couldn't decide what to say. So she tightly grabbed her mother's and best friend's hands before...Tags: Human Interest, Chicago Transit Authority, Rogers Park, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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More possible assault victims sought
The Orange County District Attorney is seeking the public's help in identifying more possible victims of a Laguna Niguel man who allegedly raped two women, including one from Laguna Beach, according to a news release. Babak "Bobby" Azadgilani, 26, was...
Tags: Crimes, Trials, Crime Victims, Sex Crimes, Criminals
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Snyder proposes $4M to test Detroit rape kits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder and top law enforcers on Wednesday proposed spending $4 million to test DNA evidence in thousands of unprocessed rape kits in Detroit, saying victims have waited too long for justice and suspected rapists can...
Tags: Justice System, Biotechnology Industry, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Sex Crimes, Prosecution
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Pakistan, Environmental Issues, Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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