Los Angeles, December 3, 2013 – Starting today, Just Detention International (JDI) is inviting supporters to write holiday messages to some of the most marginalized people in the U.S. today: survivors of prisoner rape. JDI’s Words of Hope campaign is a free, simple way to provide incarcerated survivors with some kindness and compassion at an
On January 8-9, the Review Panel on Prison Rape will gather testimony from officials representing some of the country’s best- and worst-performing prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014 – The Review Panel on Prison Rape is holdings public hearings today and tomorrow on sexual abuse in detention. The
Los Angeles, January 23, 2014 – A new Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report reveals the ongoing failure of corrections agencies to hold officials accountable for sexual abuse. Today’s study, which includes data from prisons and jails covering a three-year period, shows that almost half of staff who were found to have committed sexual misconduct
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., March 7, 2014 – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its national standards to address sexual abuse in immigration detention facilities. The standards – which apply to facilities that house hundreds of thousands of immigration detainees annually – mark a pivotal step forward in the effort to protect DHS
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., March 31, 2014 — In a move that puts the safety of thousands of people at risk, Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) will not comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. Governor Perry’s decision, stated in a letter sent