Guards who sexually abuse inmates haven't been punished harshly enough, DOJ memo says
The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody.
Federal prosecutors must use "all available tools" to hold federal corrections employees who sexually abuse women in their custody accountable — including a new law that carries a penalty of as many as 15 years behind bars, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco instructed in a new memo late Wednesday to Justice Department officials and obtained by NPR.
"The Department's obligation to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those in our custody is enduring," Monaco wrote.
