Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-2009

Between October 2008 and December 2009, BJS completed the second National Inmate Survey (NIS-2) in 167 state and federal prisons, 286 jails, and 10 special confinement facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Military, and correctional authorities in Indian country. The survey, conducted by RTI International (Research Triangle Park, NC), was administered to 81,566 inmates ages 18 or older, including 32,029 inmates in state and federal prisons, 48,066 in jails, 957 in ICE facilities, 399 in military facilities, and 115 in Indian country jails.

The NIS-2 is part of the National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which collects administrative records of reported sexual violence, and allegations of sexual victimization directly from victims, through surveys of adult inmates in prisons and jails and surveys of youth held in juvenile correctional facilities. Administrative records have been collected annually since 2004. Reports by victims of sexual victimization have been collected since 2007...

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Summary: Placement of High-Risk Sex Offender Paroles Investigation

This report summarizes the results of an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General into actions taken by two state parole administrators in response to the enactment of Assembly Bill 113, which imposed new restrictions on parolees designated as high-risk sex offenders. To comply with state confidentiality laws governing personnel matters, this public report does not identify parties by name. A full confidential report of the investigation has been provided to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and other administration officials for appropriate action. The investigation was conducted under the authority of Penal Code section 6126, which assigns the Office of the Inspector General responsibility for oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and its subordinate entities.