(26 Apr 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aurora, Colorado – 25 April 2023
1. Various of federal prison wardens at a training on preventing sexual abuse at the National Corrections Academy
ANNOTATION:
122 Wardens gathered for their first nationwide training aimed at ending a toxic culture that allowed sexual abuse to run rampant in women’s prisons.
2. Various of the seal for the Federal Bureau of Prisons seen in a hallway
ANNOTATION:
The Associated Press gained exclusive access to the training after its investigation uncovered deep flaws within the federal Bureau of Prisons.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Dublin, California – 5 December 2022
3. STILL Wide of a federal women’s correctional institution
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At California’s Dublin prison, a culture of predatory employees was fueled by cover-ups that largely kept misconduct out of the public eye for years.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aurora, Colorado – 25 April 2023
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General:
“So last year, after a few documented egregious cases, I launched a sexual assault working group, bringing together experts and officials from across the Justice Department. I asked my principal deputy to lead that work and to do so on a very expedited basis because this is urgent, urgent work. That group came together, did terrific work to produce a report with about 50 different recommendations. The director and I discussed those. She’s adopted all of them, and we are working to implement all of them. That’s one of the things I said to the to the wardens here this morning, because it’s their responsibility to help implement those recommendations.”
5. Close of Monaco’s hands gesturing during the interview
6. Mid of Monaco and Federal Bureau of Prisons Director, Colette Peters, walking down a hallway
7. Various of wardens listening to the training
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Monaco told U.S. attorneys to prioritize cases of sexual abuse allegations against correctional staffers, and prosecutions are expected to continue.
8. Tilt down from Federal Bureau of Prisons seal to interview setting with Monaco and Peters
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General:
“And we’ve been very clear. The director has been very clear, the attorney general and I’ve been very clear that that is not acceptable. And there will be accountability. And that’s what you’ve seen. And there will continue to be that kind of accountability. But most importantly, we’ve got to do all of the work to prevent that from happening in the first place. So that’s about creating and fostering the culture that the director talked about.”
10. Close of a sign to Peters office
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Colette Peters, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director:
“And I think it’s not just about those in our care and custody. It’s really about creating a better work environment for those who work in this field. This field is difficult, it’s hard. And if we continue to do corrections today, like we have been doing it, the average lifespan of a corrections professional is 58. And it’s because of those cortisol levels. It’s because they’re in this state of hyper vigilance all day long. So this work that we’ve done here is really wanting to create a culture that brings that down, creates a more normal environment, a more humane environment, and that equates to a safer environment for both our employees and those in our care and custody.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Chicago, Illinois – 23 May 2017
12. Various exteriors of Cook County Jail, a security tower, barbed wire fencing
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