Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018 — A new Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report, released today, shows that reports of sexual abuse in detention nearly tripled between 2011 and 2015. In 2011, corrections administrators recorded 8,768 inmate reports of sexual victimization, compared to 24,661 in 2015. The study, titled Sexual Victimization Reported
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., December 21, 2018 — Just Detention International hails the passage of the First Step Act, the groundbreaking prison reform bill that was signed into law by President Trump today. The act, which received broad bipartisan support, includes many provisions long championed by JDI. Specifically, the First Step Act calls for
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018 — JDI scored a key legislative victory in its fight to end prisoner rape with the passage of the United States Parole Commission Extension Act. The Act, which enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress and was signed this week by President Donald Trump, includes provisions to repair the
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., June 14, 2018 — JDI applauds Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee for including $15.5 million in its appropriations bill for the implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Today’s bill, which would apply to the upcoming fiscal year
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., May 22, 2018 — In a move cheered by Just Detention International, the House of Representatives passed the First Step Act — a criminal justice reform bill that includes key provisions to protect prisoners from sexual abuse. JDI urges the Senate to bring the First Step Act to a vote