Federal Legislative Agenda: To Enact Legislation that Would Help Stop Female Officers From Being Raped and Sexually Assaulted While On Duty

Federal Legislative Proposal: "The Rape and Sexual Assault Of Female Correctional Officers Elimination Act of 2008.” 

• Establish a zero-tolerance standard for the incidence of rape and sexual assault of female correctional officers and employees in prisons and jails in the United States

• Make the prevention of rape and sexual assault against female correctional officers a top priority in each prison and jail system

• Develop and implement national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of female correctional officers and employees

• Increase the available data and information on the incidence of rape and sexual assault against female correctional officers and employees,

• Increase the accountability of prison officials who fail to detect, prevent, reduce, and punish the rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of female correctional officers and employees

• Require the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute all rapes and sexual assaults of female correctional officers and employees

• Provide federal grants to state and local governments to prosecute sexual assault and rape of female correctional officers and employees;

• Provide federal grants to state and local governments to provide female correctional officers with access to safety and defense equipment, including but not limited to puncture resistant vests designed for females and electronic control devices