Unholy wars; human rights interview

Article Abstract:

Over 200 American clergy have been reported for sexual abuse of minors since 1985 and archdioceses and their insurance companies have paid out more than $300 million on these claims. Jeffrey Anderson is an attorney who specializes in representing children who have been sexually abused by their clergy. He feels that the problem is present in all denominations but more prevalent in the Catholic Church. He states that the traditional policy was to counsel the offending priest and transfer him to another parish but that now the church is realizing that other measures are needed.

Political aspects, Catholic Church

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Restoring trust and faith; human rights abuses do happen, the church admits, but the institution has not closed its eyes

Article Abstract:

Sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy does occur, but the Church is addressing the problem. Understanding of the pathology of child sexual abusers evolved during the 1980s and it is now known that the behavior bears no relation to a person's marital status or celibacy. The behavior is difficult to predict and excoriating the Catholic church for its apparent inability to remove offending clergy is too easy an out. Dealing with the problem is complicated by the fact that each diocese is legally independent. Mercy for both the priest and child-victim must be shown.

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Prisons for profit: who's minding the rights of inmates when justice goes to the lowest bidder?

Article Abstract:

The private prison industry's defenders and opponents continue to debate the merits of prisons-for-profit. The industry has grown significantly since it started in 1982; 44 private prisons now exist in the US with room for 15,476 prisoners. Although the industry's supporters insist that it is sufficiently regulated, a report from a visiting delegation of the British Prison Officers Association declared that prisons run by the Corrections Corporation of America were rife with inhumane conditions.

Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Business services, not elsewhere classified, Management, Prisoners, Prisoners' rights, Prison management companies, Corrections Corporation of America, CCAX

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