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., 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
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018 — Just Detention International (JDI) applauds the House Judiciary Committee for approving the First Step Act, a criminal justice bill that includes a provision to strengthen the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The bill, which enjoys strong bipartisan support and passed out of the Committee after a
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., March 22, 2018 — Just Detention International (JDI) cheered the major increase in funding for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) included in today’s House of Representatives Omnibus spending package. The bill provides $15.5 million for PREA programs — a fifty percent increase over the amount in last year’s budget. It