by TE-PING CHEN
The Obama administration has worked hard to burnish its credentials as a global leader in the fight against sexual violence. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met with rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo and led over 60 nations to push for a UN envoy to focus on the wartime rape of women and children. Meanwhile, the White House has pledged $17 million in funding to support women in conflict-ridden areas of the DRC.
Inspiring stuff. But meanwhile, the White House appears to be forgetting about the violence in its own backyard — specifically, the 100,000 sexual assaults that occur every year in the prisons across the country that operate under the U.S. flag.
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