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ON NOW : BBC News
25/05/2013

BBC News The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

ON NEXT : 14:06 Newshour

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US Prison Rape

Duration:
25 minutes
First broadcast:
Thursday 06 December 2012

Linda Pressly investigates why rape and sexual abuse is so common in America's huge prison system - and asks if new measures to fight it will succeed.

Produced by Helen Grady




(Image of a US Prison. Credit Helen Grady)

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