Just Detention International is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.
Trish, Oklahoma
Trish, Oklahoma
Trish is a transgender woman who has been sexually abused repeatedly during her 30 years of being incarcerated in men’s prisons in Oklahoma.
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Just Detention International June 30, 2022Healing Behind Bars
Incarcerated people deserve a chance to heal. In our new video, you can hear from three women who participated in our healing and leadership programs while they were in prison.
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JDI Press Release May 16, 2022Justice Department to Hold Hearings on Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention
In its first convening since 2014, the government’s Review Panel on Prison Rape will scrutinize juvenile detention facilities that are failing — and succeeding — to ensure the safety of the kids in their custody.
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JDI Action Update April 1, 2022Read JDI's latest Action Update newsletter!
In these pages, you’ll read about our recent successes in the fight to end sexual abuse in detention — and the ways that you can continue to strengthen our movement.
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JDI Press Release January 21, 2022
Crucial Revisions to Federal Prison Guidelines Will Offer Protections for Incarcerated Transgender People
JDI applauds the recent revisions to the federal prison system’s guidelines on housing transgender people.
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Miami Herald December 1, 2021My organization sends holiday cards to incarcerated people every year. But we can’t in Florida anymore.
Florida's new policy restricting prison mail will have devastating implications for the mental health of incarcerated people, writes Linda McFarlane in an op-ed for the Miami Herald.
