Comments on: DOJ finalizes rule to protect LGBT inmates against prison rape

By: Aabb

Aabb — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:17:20 +0000

I agree with you,I work for one of the prisons and we have more then our share of mnltaley ill that are on meds if they refuse to take them for what ever reason (didn’t feel like going to med call,don’t want them today) there’s nothing that can be done (it’s suppose to be if they miss 3x’s in a row they get cut off untill seen by the doctor again)so we’re left to deal with an unstable person.Temps get nothing for all thir dedication and hard work,only to be laid off when using up their alloted hours(1,520),with the voluntering of overtime which we have a lot of (to give us permanent officers a much needed break,as overtime is not mandatory for them,they use up their hours quickly,then get layed off, not having a chance to become a permanent office, in the mean time more temps are being hired to fill the first temps positions, it is rediculas to spend the money to send people to the academy giving them specialized training only to lay them off and then start all over again with new people.If it weren’t for our temps we’d be up a creek whith out a paddle,(I’ve worked with only me another permanent officer on duty with the rest being temps)and I must say that temps deserve the same benifets as permanent officers (or an equivalent),and most deserve to become permanent officers.The legislate need to talk to the correctional staff that work side by side with inmates and get the real deal on things instead of makeing decisions with out knowing.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:50:22 +0000

This is a no brainer. The PREA has been long overdue. No inmate should be exposed to sexual violence, it’s not part of the sentence. But Eric Holder fought this tooth and nail. These requirements for prison staff really won’t change much since these staff have always been complicit in sexual assault in prison and are frequently the perpetrators. Training prison staff means virtually nothing as training can be intentionally ignored. Lets face it, prison corrections officers aren’t Einsteins and they take advantage of the situation.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:26 +0000

Another rule that would be rolled back during the first term of a Romney presidency.

Let’s keep in mind, LGBT Republicans, that virtually all of the advances the community has made under the Obama presidency have been made through rulemaking or executive order. These can easily be rescinded, and would be, under a Romney presidency.