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Civil Rights Laws

    Prison Inmate Civil Rights

    Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

    20 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534.

    Websitehttp://nicic.gov/prea

    PREA is federal legislation passed in 2003 to address the problem of rape and sexual abuse in US prisons and jails. The NIC web site contains numerous reports and information about PREA.

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    Kids Sold to Detention Centers

    Hundreds of children as young as age 12 were sent to juvenile detention centers by Luzerne County judges who received millions of dollars in kickbacks. First-time and nonviolent offenders, including a 12-year-old who simply posted a "mean" message on Facebook about a teacher were sent to juvenile facilities for two years or longer.