Just Detention International is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.
Alairis, Louisiana
Alairis, Louisiana
Alairis was sexually assaulted repeatedly by her work supervisor. After she reported the assault, prison officials berated her and transferred her to a new facility, forcing her out of her bachelor’s degree program.
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Just Detention International October 3, 2024Tell Your Representative to Support Incarcerated Survivors!
The House has introduced the Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act (SASIDA), a transformative bill that would ensure more survivors behind bars can get the support they need. Please tell your Representatives to sponsor this bill.
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Just Detention International September 26, 2024Congress Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse!
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced vital legislation to restore dignity to incarcerated people who have been sexually abused.
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Just Detention International September 25, 2024
Sexual Assault in U.S. Prisons Two Decades After the Prison Rape Elimination Act — Hearing
JDI's Julie Abbate joined corrections and policy experts and survivors of sexual abuse in detention in testifying before a Senate Subcommittee.
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Just Detention International September 17, 2024
Justice for Incarcerated Survivors — A Virtual Event Series
Join us for a three-part virtual event series featuring formerly incarcerated survivors and human rights activists, as we explore the fight to end sexual abuse in detention and its connection to broader movements for racial justice, immigrants' rights, and abolition.
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Texas Public Radio June 25, 2024Women in Texas prison say a guard is preying on them
JDI National Advocacy Director Julie Abbate offers commentary for a Texas Public Radio story on staff sexual abuse inside a state prison.
