Category: Press Releases

White House Budget Falls Short — Despite Funding for PREA

Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., May 24, 2017 – Just Detention International (JDI) shares the bipartisan dismay over the White House’s budget proposal and calls on Congress to pass a budget that ensures the safety of prisoners while dramatically reducing the overall number of people who are locked up. However, one of the few bright

National Standards to Stop Prisoner Rape Turn Five

Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., May 17, 2017 — Today, advocates and prisoner rape survivors are celebrating the five-year anniversary of the release of federal standards to address sexual abuse in detention. These landmark regulations — mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 — have led to crucial changes in how detention

Momentum Builds for National Standards to Stop Prisoner Rape

The Latest Government Reporting Shows the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards Gaining Traction at the State Level Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., May 11, 2017 — Five years after their release, the national PREA standards — a set of landmark regulations aimed at ensuring the dignity and safety of people in U.S. detention facilities

JDI Statement on the Passage of the Justice For All Act

Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., December 19, 2016 — In a major step forward in the fight to stop sexual abuse behind bars, President Barack Obama reauthorized the Justice For All Act (JFAA) on Friday. Provisions of JFAA will speed up the implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, while also increasing transparency

U.S Congress Passes Crucial Bill to Stop Prisoner Rape

The Justice For All Act, which will help protect inmates from sexual violence, is on its way to President Obama’s Desk Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., December 2, 2016 — The effort to end prisoner rape received a major boost yesterday with the passage of the Justice For All Act (JFAA) reauthorization in Congress. The bill