Category: Press Releases

House and Senate Pass Legislation to Curb Prisoner Rape

  • July 25, 2003

July 25, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives 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 (H.R. 1707). The same legislation was passed by the Senate on Monday (S. 1435). “The unanimous

SPR Commends Wisconsin for Passing Law on Custodial Sexual Misconduct

  • August 20, 2003

August 20, 2003 LOS ANGELES – The director of the human rights group Stop Prisoner Rape praised Wisconsin legislators and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle today for passing AB 51, a law criminalizing custodial sexual contact between corrections officers and inmates. /p> “We are pleased to see Wisconsin taking this step,” said SPR Executive Director Lara

Prisoner Rape Survivor Testifies at New York City Hall

  • November 13, 2003

November 13, 2003 NEW YORK – A survivor of sexual assault in prison spoke before the New York City Committee on Fire & Criminal Justice Services today, bringing his perspective on the abuse he experienced to a hearing aimed at improving oversight on sexual assault in the city’s jails. T.J. Parsell, a New York state