Los Angeles and Washington, DC, June 23, 2009. Just Detention International (JDI) applauds the release today of the first-ever binding national standards aimed at preventing and addressing sexual abuse in U.S. corrections facilities. Developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, in close collaboration with JDI, these standards represent a milestone in the effort to
Washington, DC, July 7, 2009. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) has stimulated significant advances in the effort to end sexual violence in detention, particularly with the recent release of binding national standards addressing this type of abuse. Despite such progress, however, further action is needed to ensure inmate safety. At a hearing tomorrow, July
Bureau of Justice Statistics study exposes epidemic of abuse in juvenile facilities, underscores call for new standards Washington, DC, January 7, 2010. A long-awaited report from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) finds that youth in juvenile corrections facilities are sexually abused at alarming rates and are victimized significantly more often than
House Subcommittee focuses on rampant abuse of detained youth Washington, DC, February 23, 2010. At a hearing this afternoon, prisoner rape survivor Troy Erik Isaac will urge the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security to ensure that the Department of Justice finalizes strong national standards aimed at ending sexual abuse behind bars. These
Basic provisions to end sexual abuse in detention move forward Washington, DC, March 10, 2010. In an important step to implement the U.S. Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), as of today the Department of Justice is soliciting public comments on the recommended Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Detention.
