State Law Maps Penalties for Raping Prisoners
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State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Custody National Institute of Corrections/American University, Washington College of Law – June 2006 Vt. Wash. N.H. Montana Me. N.D. Minn. Oregon Mass. Wis. Idaho S. D. Iowa Wyoming Nevada Neb. Utah Ohio Ill. WV In. Colorado Kansas California N.Y. Pa. Mich. N. M. Okla. Ark. Hawaii N.J. D.C. Del. Md. S.C. Ms. Texas RI N.C. Tenn. Arizona Va. Ky. Mo. Ct. Al. Ga. La. Florida Alaska Sexual misconduct defined as a misdemeanor. Some form of Sexual misconduct defined as a felony. Source: June 2006. The NIC/WCL Project on Addressing Prison Rape Sexual misconduct defined as either a felony or misdemeanor depending on the nature and severity of the assault. State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Misconduct with Offenders in 1990 National Institute of Corrections Law Enacted 1983 Law Enacted 1986 Law Enacted 1985 Law Enacted 1987 M M Law Enacted 1988 Law Enacted 1988 Law Enacted 1983, Amended in 1995removing necessary language. Law Enacted 1986 Law Enacted 1978 WASHINGTON, DC Law Enacted 1981 Law Enacted 1974 Law Enacted 1983 Law Enacted 1983 Law Enacted 1958 Law Enacted 1987 Law Enacted 1983 Law Enacted 1986 Law Enacted 1989 Source: 1997, Fifty State Survey of Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Prisoners, Brenda V. Smith, National Women’s Law Center. Sexual misconduct in prisons is defined as a misdemeanor. Sexual misconduct in prisons is defined as a felony. Sexual misconduct in prisons is defined as a felony or misdemeanor, according to the nature and severity of the assault. No laws criminalizing sexual misconduct in prisons.
