“Rape does not happen like that anymore”: addressing focal concerns surrounding sexual violence among incarcerated persons

Unanimously passed by Congress in 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was designed to eradicate sexual violence from the American correctional system. Although sexual victimization is a significant issue in correctional facilities, there are other urgent concerns that weigh heavily on the m...

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Autores principales: Dunton, Creaig A. (Autor) ; Smith, Hayden (Autor) ; Ferdik, Frank (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
En: Criminal justice studies
Año: 2025, Volumen: 38, Número: 3, Páginas: 324-339
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Palabras clave:
Sexual Victimization
Prison rape elimination act
incarcerated persons
Focal Concerns
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Sumario:Unanimously passed by Congress in 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was designed to eradicate sexual violence from the American correctional system. Although sexual victimization is a significant issue in correctional facilities, there are other urgent concerns that weigh heavily on the minds of those in custody. To understand these focal concerns, open-ended survey data were collected from (N = 852) incarcerated persons who were serving sentences in four state prisons located in the Southeastern United States during a period of PREA implementation. Respondents cited staff shortages, enforced lockdowns, low-quality food, and inadequate rehabilitative services as focal concerns. Incarcerated persons utilized the PREA prompt as a proxy to share their concerns about safety, climate, and institutional issues. Results are discussed with reference to best practices for improving conditions of confinement to create safe carceral facilities.
ISSN:1478-6028
DOI:10.1080/1478601X.2025.2504344