By The Washington Post
Editorial Page
WASHINGTON — “THIS IS SOMETHING that I think needs to be done, not tomorrow, but yesterday.”
Those were the words of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in March to a House subcommittee on the subject of preventing sexual abuse in prison.
Five months have passed since then, and two have passed since the June 23 deadline for Mr. Holder to approve the guidelines set forth by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.
His “yesterday” is long past.
A report released Thursday by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that the situation remains grim.
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