Category: Press Releases

$13 Million Approved for Study of Prisoner Rape

  • March 5, 2003

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

Arizona Inmates Can not Be Blocked from Appearing on SPR Site, Judge Rules

  • May 17, 2003

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

Survivors of Prisoner Rape Speak at Capitol for First Time

  • June 24, 2003

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

U.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Curb Prisoner Rape

  • July 21, 2003

July 21, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – The United States Senate voted by unanimous consent  today to approve the first-ever federal legislation to address the problem of sexual assault in detention facilities, the Prison Rape Elimination of Act of 2003 (S. 1435). The bill is slated for a suspension calendar vote by the House of  Representatives