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Article: Sexual activity at girls prison investigated
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2004
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Sexual activity at girls prison investigated
State approves independent review of inmate claims
By MEGAN TWOHEY mtwohey@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Friday, July 9, 2004
The state Department of Corrections said Thursday that it is
hiring an independent investigator to review sexual activity among
inmates at Southern Oaks Girls School, the state's prison for girls
in Union Grove.
The Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that 10 current and former
inmates said close to 90% of the prison's population engages in
sexual activity of some sort while behind bars.
Southern Oaks' Superintendent Pat Ogren had told the Journal
Sentinel that around 5% of inmates engage in sexual activity. She had ...