Category: Press Releases

Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) Laments Movie’s Portrayal of Rape in Detention

  • November 20, 2006

Los Angeles, November 20, 2006 – The national human rights organization Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) deplores the flippant portrayal of sexual violence in a new comedy by Universal Pictures. In Let’s Go to Prison, released nationwide last Friday, rape is the subject of back-to-back jokes and crude innuendo. “While humor can be an effective way

Federal Hearing in Los Angeles on Sexual Violence in Detention

  • December 12, 2006

Los Angeles, December 12, 2006 – The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, a bipartisan federal body established under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003, will hold a public hearing in Los Angeles on December 13-14, 2006. The hearing will examine sexual violence in immigration facilities, as well as labor and personnel issues related

Los Angeles: First-Ever Prisoner Rape Survivor Summit

  • February 13, 2007

Los Angeles, February 13, 2007 – Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR), a national human rights organization dedicated to ending sexual violence in detention, is proud to host the first-ever Prisoner Rape Survivor Summit, in Los Angeles on February 16-17, 2007. Former inmates from across the country, all of whom endured devastating abuse while incarcerated, will gather

SPR Welcomes New President

  • February 23, 2007

Los Angeles, February 23, 2007 – Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR), a national human rights organization dedicated to ending sexual violence behind bars, is pleased to announce the election of David Kaiser as President of its Board of Directors. David Kaiser is a writer living in New York. A graduate of Columbia University, he was on

Stories from Inside: Prisoner Rape and the War on Drugs

  • March 22, 2007

Los Angeles, March 22, 2007 | Read Stories from Inside It is widely accepted that the U.S. “war on drugs” has been both costly and ineffective. Less known is the devastating link between current U.S. drug policies, prison overcrowding, and rape behind bars. In Stories from Inside, a report released today, Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR)