According to the report "Sexual Victimization of YouthFacilities Reported by Juvenile Offenders, 2008-09" released by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than one in ten youths in prison reported a sexual assault in the past year, with the majority of incidents involving sexual abuse by staff.
Even more disturbing is that in 13 facilities, as many as one in four juvenile offenders reported a sexual assault in the past 12 months.
"No crime - no matter how heinous - has a sentence that includes sexual assault," said Pat Nolan, vice president of Prison Fellowship. "As a society - and especially as followers of Christ - we have the responsibility to protect those we send to prison from abuses such as rape and sexual violence, especially when we are talking about children."
Source: Jennifer Riley, Christian Post
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