State Law Maps Consent as a Defense to Sex With Prisoners
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State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Correctional Supervision: Consent as a Defense National Institute of Corrections/American University, Washington College of Law – January 2006 Vt. Wash. N.H. Montana Me. N.D. Minn. Oregon Mass. Wis. Idaho S. D. Iowa Wyoming Nevada Neb. Utah Ohio Ill. WV In. Colorado Kansas California N.Y. Pa. Mich. N.C. Tenn. Arizona N. M. Okla. Ark. S.C. Ms. Texas Hawaii Va. Ky. Mo. RI Ct. N.J. D.C. Del. Md. Al. Ga. La. Florida Alaska Consent is explicitly not a defense to staff sexual misconduct with an offender Consent is not addressed in the statute Source: June 2006. The NIC/WCL Project on Addressing Prison Rape Statute penalizes offender for engaging in sexual relations with correctional staff, thus, consent can be inferred