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Romy Ellenbogen September 17, 2020 Tampa Bay Times No consequences after Florida officers admit to sexually abusing inmates, lawsuit says
July 19, 2020 The New York Review of Books David Kaiser, who exposed the horrors of prisoner rape and the deceptions of Exxon
John Schwartz July 16, 2020 The New York Times David Kaiser, Rockefeller Heir Who Fought Exxon Mobil, Dies at 50

Dana Cassidy July 13, 2020 Orlando Sentinel Among advocates’ fears for Florida’s incarcerated youth during pandemic: sexual abuse
Darlene Ricker June 1, 2020 ABA Journal New study looks at the prison system’s failure to address women’s health and safety behind bars
Sasha Gear and Doreen Gaura May 26, 2020 GroundUp Covid-19: Whatever unfolds in our prisons will affect all of us

Musawenkosi Cabe May 12, 2020 New Frame Releasing prisoners to stop the spread of Covid-19
Lovisa Stannow May 1, 2020 Houston Chronicle Opinion: What about the prisoners who won’t get out?
Cynthia Totten April 14, 2020 Medium This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Remember Incarcerated Survivors

Holly McKay March 24, 2020 Fox News Concern grows for vulnerable prison populations and employees as coronavirus spreads through overstuffed facilities
Kristine Phillips and Melissa Brown March 9, 2020 USA TODAY ‘Chaos, confusion and corruption’: Violence persists in Alabama’s prisons despite federal investigation
John August and Craig Mazin March 3, 2020 Scriptnotes Beyond Bars

Katie Moore February 21, 2020 The Kansas City Star Guard at Missouri women’s prison sexually assaulted inmate over 52 times: lawsuit
Hollie McKay January 13, 2020 Fox News Inside the shadowy, unspoken world of prison rape
Noelle Crombie January 3, 2020 The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon’s girls juvenile facility reports sexual abuse rates twice national average, new federal data shows

May 13, 2020 U.S. Senate Introduces Groundbreaking Bill to Bring Rape Crisis Services Behind Bars
December 11, 2019 Government Report Reveals a Sharp Drop in Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention — But Omits Crucial Data
December 21, 2018 First Step Act Will Make Prisons Safer — and Help Protect Inmates from Rape

November 2, 2018 New Law Adds Teeth to Prison Oversight
July 25, 2018 Reports of Sexual Abuse in Detention Triple: Investigators Continue to Let Prisoners Down
July 25, 2018 Reports of Sexual Abuse in Detention Triple: Investigators Continue to Let Prisoners Down

June 14, 2018 Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Full Funding for the Prison Rape Elimination Act
May 22, 2018 JDI Applauds the Passage of the First Step Act in the House
May 10, 2018 Congress Takes Key Step to Strengthen the Prison Rape Elimination Act

March 22, 2018 Congress Approves Spending Increase for Prisoner Rape Prevention
January 5, 2018 Audit Database Adds Transparency to State Efforts to End Prisoner Rape
September 14, 2017 JDI Statement on the Arrest of a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy for Rape

No lawyer, academic, policy maker or pundit will ever be able to convey the raw devastation experienced by survivors of rape behind bars, nor the life-changing empowerment felt by those who do decide to speak out about the abuses they endured. JDI encourages journalists to include the voices of former detainees in their stories, honoring their experiences and their wisdom.

For information about JDI or to arrange an interview, please contact:

Jesse Lerner-Kinglake
Communications Director
Office: 213.384.1400 ext.113
Cell: 424.230.4540
Email: jkinglake@justdetention.org

For information about JDI-South Africa or to arrange an interview with our South Africa-based staff, please contact:

Sasha Gear
JDI-South Africa Program Director
Office: +27 11 728 6299
Cell: +27 83 565 7318
Email: sgear@justdetention.org

Reporters on deadline may also contact Executive Director Lovisa Stannow at 310-617-4350