Resources
Links to Resources for Discrimination Laws and Civil Rights
Sex/Gender Equality
- UN.org – Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
- Global Issues – Women’s Rights
- New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Fact Sheet: Sex Discrimination – Your Rights (.pdf)
Civil Rights Laws
- New Jersey Civil Rights Laws – Discrimination
- Federal Civil Rights Laws – Discrimination
- Pennsylvania Civil Rights Laws – Discrimination
Prison Inmate Civil Rights
- American Civil Liberties Union – Prisoner’s Rights
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections – Inmate Information
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
20 First St. NW, Washington DC 20534.
Website: http://nicic.gov/prea
PREA is federal legislation passed in 2003 to address the problem of rape and sexual abuse in US prisons and jails. The NIC web site contains numerous reports and information about PREA.
