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The U.S. Justice Department has put out final standards in an effort to eliminate prison rape, according to an article by Richard Hoffman in The Washington Post. The Department indicated that the abuse rate might be as high as 10 percent. Technology such as cameras and tracking devices only represent a small role in helping prisons decrease sexual abuse. The author contends that there is no alternative to the three major steps that go further than any written standards, though: 1) thorough training at all levels; 2) sufficiently financed renovation of older prisons and jails; and 3) a broad-based campaign to heighten public expectations. To read the full article, click here.