Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., June 29, 2016 — A new Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report on sexual abuse in juvenile detention offers the strongest evidence to date that it’s entirely possible to keep youth safe from sexual violence, as long as facility leaders commit to doing so. The differences between safe and dangerous
Statement from Just Detention International’s Executive Director, Lovisa Stannow, on Senate passage of the Justice For All Act: “Today, the United States Senate took a meaningful step in ending the crisis of sexual abuse in detention through passage of the Justice For All Act (JFAA). Thanks to leadership from Senators John Cornyn and Patrick Leahy,
Correctional Facilities Must Consider Placement by Gender Identity in Every Case Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., March 24, 2016 — The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Just Detention International (JDI) applaud new federal guidance on housing transgender prisoners under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The new guidance, posted online today by the National PREA Resource
U.S. Congress Takes Crucial Step to Address Prisoner Rape Just Detention International Applauds Bipartisan Proposal to Strengthen Prison Rape Elimination Act Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., February 24, 2016 — More than a decade after the passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Congress is seeking to add new teeth to the law. Today’s
Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., January 28, 2016 — Barely half of known staff perpetrators of sexual abuse in youth detention face any legal consequences, according to a new report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Today’s study, which includes data reported by local and state juvenile facilities over a six-year period, also showed that roughly