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Corey Weinstein, California Prison Focus, 1199 Sanchez St., San Francisco, CA 94114, 415-333-8228, coreman@igc.org

One of the ways that the US is out of compliance with the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights is in its treatment of women prisoners. Recent legal challenges and public campaigns have moved to change basic routines common in prisons for women that violate human rights. A recent US Circuit Court decision presents an important opportunity to finally protect women prisoners from sexual abuse by removing male custodial staff from posts in any housing unit. Any campaign for basic human rights should raise issues of the need for gender specific procedures and programs for women's special needs including family reunification and drug mental health treatment. It is critical to move to implement Rule 53 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners which prohibits men from guarding women.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe Rule 53 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
• Understand the need for gender specific programs for women

Keywords: Prison, Women

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No