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Supporters urge Judiciary Committee to codify PREA standards into Connecticut law
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Survivors, advocates and the Office of the Correctional Ombuds urged the Judiciary Committee to pass SB 89, which would codify federal PREA standards in state statute, mandate reporting and oversight, and create clearer paths to accountability for abuse in custody.
Survivors, advocates and state oversight officials told the Judiciary Committee on March 4 that Senate Bill 89 should be enacted to make federal Prison Rape Elimination Act standards enforceable in Connecticut.
"The Alliance strongly supports SB 89 and an act updating prison **** elimination standards," Beth Hamilton, executive director of the Connecticut Alliance to End ****** Violence, told the panel. Hamilton said the bill would require state and local agencies that detain adults or juveniles to meet PREA standards, require annual certification of compliance, mandate public reporting on training and investigations, and ensure survivors…
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