Staff Sexual Abuse in Idaho Women's Prisons Goes Largely Unchecked

Staff sexual abuse in Idaho women's prisons goes largely unchecked

Editor’s note: “Guarded by Predators” is a new investigative series exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them. This is the introduction, and EastIdahoNews.com will publish the first installment Tuesday. Find the entire series at investigatewest.org/guarded-by-predators. BOISE (InvestigateWest) — In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those…

In Idaho women’s prisons, guards get away with sex abuse

A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims