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EXPLAINED: Senate probe found some federal prison staff abused female inmates without discipline | Rare Historical Photos

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Editor's Note: This story includes reporting about rape, which some readers may find disturbing.

A bipartisan Senate investigation has found widespread sexual abuse of women in prison by the male wardens, officers and volunteers tasked to protect them, uncovering incidents inside at least two-thirds of the federal facilities that housed women over the past decade.

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