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...these new mothers who might otherwise be taking the MCAS—follow-up programs, information about schools and parenting, and health services form up a vital base to promoting a secure environment for these mothers. As their children enter school, whatever reductions may have been made in sexual education programs must be reversed promptly; Massachusetts simply cannot afford this misguided attempt at cost-cutting. Beyond lecturing students about the consequences of unsafe sex, the state should see to it that young people are well acquainted with contraception in all its forms—from abstinence to morning-after pills?...
...national study has painted an alarming picture of the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people, especially in females. Federal health officials have reported in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey that one in four female teenagers is infected with at least one of four common infections, including chlamydia, herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), and trichomoniasis. Furthermore, fifteen percent of the infected women had more than one of the diseases. The shocking nature of the findings lends a sense of urgency to providing better sexual education and services to our nation’s youth. While the sexual...
...Politicians occasionally survive sexual misconduct, as Clinton did. Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Senator David Vitter of Louisiana both stayed in office despite their prostitution scandals. Spitzer could not because, in the end, "he's got no friends," says Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who worked on two of Spitzer's campaigns. "If you're seen as being the source of all moral behavior and then you turn out not to be that way, people are happy about...
According to Jones, Puryear was most concerned about what CCA described as "zero tolerance" events, or ZT's - including unnatural deaths, major disturbances, escapes and sexual assaults. According to Jones, bonuses and job security at the company were tied to reporting low ZT numbers. Low numbers also pleased CCA's government clients, as well as the company's board, which received a regular tally, and Wall Street analysts concerned about potentially costly lawsuits that CCA might face...
...ordered not to label it that way. Instead it was logged as, "Altered facility schedule due to inmate action". And this was not unusual, says Jones: "Information was misrepresented in a very disturbing way concerning the company's most important performance indicators, which included escapes, suicides, violent outbreaks and sexual assaults...