Idaho lawmakers move to close gap in prison sex abuse law

BOISE (InvestigateWest) — Spurred by InvestigateWest reporting that exposed sexual abuse by Idaho women’s prison staff, lawmakers are advancing legislation meant to close a gap in state law that makes it difficult to hold correctional officers accountable. The state’s “sexual contact with a prisoner” law protects inmates from abuse only when staff touch the victim’s […]
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