Stop Prisoner Rape, Los Angeles and Washington, DC, June 25, 2008. A national survey of inmates in local jails, released today by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), provides a snapshot view of a serious human rights crisis. According to the study, an estimated 24,700 (or 3.2%) of jail inmates surveyed
WASHINGTON, DC, July 31, 2008. International human rights organization Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) welcomes the release today of a report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), analyzing administrative reports of sexual abuse in juvenile corrections facilities during 2005 and 2006. Alarmingly, the report confirms that, even in substantiated cases of
WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2008. A federal government report published today makes clear that sexual abuse in detention is preventable – not an inevitable part of prison life. International human rights organization Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) welcomes the release of “Report on Rape in Federal and State Prisons in the U.S.,” by the Department of
Stop Prisoner Rape changes name to reflect breadth of work to end sexual violence behind bars September 4, 2008, Los Angeles, CA. Marking the fifth anniversary of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, non-profit organization Stop Prisoner Rape announces its new name: Just Detention International. The following is a statement from executive director Lovisa Stannow:
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 29, 2008. Just Detention International (JDI), an international human rights organization, calls on the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) to comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) by participating in a public hearing addressing rampant sexual violence at Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC), a women’s jail at Rikers Island.