Protecting Convicted Priests in Prison

NPR | By Monica Brady-Myerov

Published February 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Former priest Paul Shanley was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for child rape on Tuesday. Monica Brady-Myerov from member station WBUR in Boston reports on whether the correctional system is able to protect pedophile priests from abuse.

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