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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
Jeremy Pelzer December 18, 2019 cleveland.com Ohio’s juvenile prison system has nation’s highest rate of sexual victimization, survey finds

Sanford Nowlin December 17, 2019 San Antonio Current Federal Report: 1 in 10 Youths in Texas Juvenile Detention Facilities Reported Being Sexually Abused Last Year
Tony Holt December 16, 2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sex-abuse survey finds high rate at teen lockup in Arkansas
Michael Barajas December 13, 2019 Texas Observer Federal Report Flags High Rates of Sexual Abuse in Texas Juvenile Lockups

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

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
September 12, 2017 Statement on Minnesota Legislator’s Prisoner Rape Tweet

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