Just Detention International is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.
Frank, California
Frank, California
While in a Los Angeles jail, Frank suffered persistent harassment by corrections officers for being openly gay. After a particularly intense verbal attack, Frank was beaten and raped by an officer in the middle of the night. He was released a few days later, and filed formal complaints.
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JDI Video January 3, 2019Leadership and Culture Change in Prison
Dawn Davison, former warden of the California Institution for Women (CIW) and a JDI Board member, talks about what it takes to stimulate sustainable culture change inside detention facilities.
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The New York Times December 21, 2018I’m 13 and I Write Holiday Cards to People in Prison
Read this wonderful New York Times op-ed by Sofia Robinson about the Words of Hope campaign. Sofia, 13, has been writing compassionate greetings to incarcerated survivors since she was five years old.
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JDI Press Release December 21, 2018First Step Act Will Make Prisons Safer — and Help Protect Inmates from Rape
A new prison reform bill calls for free sanitary products and trauma counseling in detention, as well as an end to the shackling of pregnant women.
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The Daily Mail December 10, 2018The Forgotten Voices of #MeToo: Prison Rape in America
Prisoner rape is a nationwide crisis, but it's a crisis we can end. Two leaders in the effort to stop this violence — survivors Joe Booth and Jan Lastocy — share their stories in this Daily Mail article.
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Splinter November 28, 2018Send a Holiday Card to a Prisoner Rape Survivor
Splinter covers JDI's Words of Hope campaign, highlighting how a compassionate holiday message can make a world a difference for a survivor.
