Here is your chance to do a very nice thing for the holiday season. It will not take much time at all. You can send some love to someone who will very much appreciate it. Each year, the group Just Detention International collects holiday messages for survivors of prison rape. It only takes a minute to
Janean Owens has been incarcerated at New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women since 2009. In a civil lawsuit filed December 20, 2017, Owens alleged that since her arrival, she was sexually harassed and assaulted by multiple prison employees, six of whom she named in the complaint. According to Owens, she was forced to
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018 — JDI scored a key legislative victory in its fight to end prisoner rape with the passage of the United States Parole Commission Extension Act. The Act, which enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress and was signed this week by President Donald Trump, includes provisions to repair the