Recent News
- Prison Nightmare: A federal commission offers useful standards for preventing sexual abuse behind bars The Washington Post 6/23/09
- Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape The Washington Post 6/23/09
- Panel to Issue Standards To Reduce Prison Rapes The New York Times 6/23/09
- States could lose money over prison rapes The Associated Press 6/23/09
- Prison Rape 'Widespread,' Requiring More Oversight, Report Says Bloomberg Press 6/23/09
- Rape in Prison, New York Times 6/23/09
- Jails must take measures to stop prisoner sex abuse Houston Chronicle 6/24/09
NPREC Media Kit:
Release of Final Report and Standards,
June 23, 2009, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
- Press Release
- Statements of Participants
- Jamie Fellner, Esq., Commissioner
- Sheriff Robert Garvey, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Hope Hernandez, Survivor
- Dear Colleague letter, congressional sponsors of Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- Department of Justice Statement
- About the Commission
- NPREC Research and Info
- NPREC Standards and Process
Press Statements
- July 31, 2008: Statement of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities
- June 25, 2008: Statement of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on Sexual Assault in Local Jails
- June 16, 2008:Statement of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on Release of Draft Standards for Lockups, Community Corrections, and Juvenile Facilities, Remaining Public Comment Period
- May 5, 2008: Bipartisan Prison Rape Commission Releases Draft Standards for Helping Corrections Facilities Achieve Zero-Tolerance
- March 11, 2008: Statement of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on Hearings by DOJ Review Panel on Prison Rape
- January 29, 2008: Bipartisan Panel Condemns "Don't Drop the Soap" Board Game
- December 16, 2007: Statement of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Bureau of Justice Statistics Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons
- December 6, 2007: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission: Medical and Mental Health Care Inadequate for Victims of Prison Rape
- August 17, 2007: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on BJS Study of Sexual Violence in Adult Correctional Facilities
- April 30, 2007: National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Statement on Sentencing of Former Corrections Official and Importance of Credible Sanctions for Prison Sexual Abuse
- March 27, 2007: Bipartisan Commission: Texas Youth Commission Scandal "Can Teach the Nation Much"
- March 8, 2007: Statement of Bipartisan National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on Texas Youth Commission Sexual Abuse Scandal
- February 15, 2007: Bipartisan Commission Applauds First-Ever Prison Rape Survivor Summit
- December 15, 2006: Bipartisan Commission Emphasizes "Zero-Tolerance Approach" to Sexual Violence in U.S. Immigration Facilities
- December 11, 2006: Bipartisan Commission Applauds Universal Studios for Dropping Offensive Marketing Campaign
- December 5, 2006: Experts Offer Mixed Review of Prison Rape Study
- February 16, 2006, Bipartisan Federal Panel To Hold Hearings On Sexual Violence In Lockups, American Indian Facilites