December 16, 2002 LOS ANGELES – Prisoners who want to send material to be published on the website of Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) or other organizations may not be stopped by the Arizona Department of Corrections, a federal judge ruled today. A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of a law
March 5, 2003 LOS ANGELES – A $13 million funding package has been approved for the study of prisoner rape, the first-ever federal appropriation for research on the issue. The package is part of the $397 billion federal spending bill signed by President Bush on February 20, 2003. The language of the funding package states
May 2, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – The non-profit human rights organization Stop Prisoner Rape today called for the passage of the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003. The bill – which is designed to reduce prisoner rape by authorizing a study to document the extent of the problem and by creating standards and incentives to
May 17, 2003 LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upholding the right of prisoners to publish their stories on the website of Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) and other organizations, something the Arizona Department of Corrections sought to prevent. U.S. District Court Judge Earl Carroll’s ruling made permanent the preliminary injunction
Today’s “Stories of Survival” Event in Support of H.R. 1707 WASHINGTON D.C., June 24, 2003 – For the first time in history, survivors of prisoner rape from around the country will gather in the nation’s capitol to tell personal stories of abuse and urge lawmakers to address the problem. The event calls for the passage