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Notable corrections snippet from AG Holder's speech to sheriffs

By Douglas A. Berman

I just received this link to the text of Attorney General Eric Holder "Addresses the National Sheriffs? Association?s 2010 Winter Conference."  Here is one snippet that especially caught my attention: In the months ahead, we plan to give particular emphasis to initiatives aimed at tackling economic crime, international organized crime, youth violence and the exploitation of children.  We will also be focusing on improving our corrections system and ensuring that conditions are secure, humane and aimed at rehabilitation. There?s no question that problems in our jails and prisons are alarming, especially the increased prevalence of sexual assault. The Bureau of Justice Statistics recently found that 12 percent of young offenders in our juvenile facilities have been sexually victimized...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 22, 2010 (boomark / email).