Just Detention International is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.
Ivory, Texas
Ivory, Texas
While working as a porter at a Texas state prison, Ivory was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a female corrections officer. He attempted to report the abuse, but was told that there was nothing that could be done since she was an officer and he was an inmate.
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Just Detention International June 30, 2020New Government Data Sheds Light on Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention – But Continues to Withhold Key Findings
After a lengthy delay, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has finally released some of the data on sexual abuse in the juvenile justice system that it withheld from a December 2019 report.
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Just Detention International June 3, 2020JDI Statement on Police Killings and State-Sanctioned Violence against Black People
Just Detention International condemns the killing of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and many other Black people at the hands of law enforcement.
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JDI Programs May 27, 2020Sign up for a New Webinar on Helping Survivors During the Pandemic
On June 9, JDI will host a second national discussion with advocates on providing support services for incarcerated survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GroundUp May 26, 2020Covid-19: Whatever unfolds in our prisons will affect all of us
In a GroundUp op-ed, JDI-SA's Doreen Gaura and Sasha Gear praise the government's decision to release prisoners — and argue that more must be done to protect those who are still locked up.
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JDI-SA May 22, 2020The Government Takes a Key Step to Reduce Prison Overcrowding — but More is Required to Protect Inmates from COVID-19
In a statement, JDI-SA applauds the South African government's plan to release low-risk inmates in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country's prisons.
