[troutman]

Do convicts have a constitutional right to be protected from assaults and rape while in prison? Seems to be Law of the Jungle in there.

US: New Prison Rape Standards Offer Landmark Protection
One in 10 Prisoners Reports Sexual Assault

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/17/u...ark-protection

The long awaited national prison rape elimination standards issued on May 17, 2012 by the Justice Department, if fully implemented, may end widespread prison rape in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_..._United_States

Canada:

http://justice01.homestead.com/inmaterights.html

http://prisonjustice.ca/politics/facts_stats.html

In 2005/6, 182 prisoners died while under the supervision of the criminal justice system.

http://www.canadianprisonlaw.com/

CORRECTIONS AND CONDITIONAL
RELEASE ACT

69. Cruel treatment, etc - No person shall administer, instigate, consent to or acquiesce in any cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment of an offender.

70. Living conditions, etc - The Service shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that penitentiaries, the penitentiary environment, the living and working conditions of inmates and the working conditions of staff members are safe, healthful and free of practices that undermine a person's sense of personal dignity.