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Tami Abdollah April 1, 2023 USA Today Juvenile detention staff who sexually victimized children face few legal sanctions, study says
Linda McFarlane March 14, 2023 New York Daily News Move to ban paper mail on Rikers is wrong
Conrad Wilson February 22, 2023 Oregon Public Broadcasting Not all sexual abuse allegations against Oregon prison nurse made it to local prosecutors

Carrie Johnson February 5, 2023 NPR Assault by prison workers often goes unpunished, study finds
C.J. Ciaramella February 3, 2023 Reason New Data Show Prison Staff Are Rarely Held Accountable for Sexual Misconduct
Tami Abdollah January 31, 2023 USA Today Prison, jail staff rarely face legal consequences after sex abuse of inmates, report finds

Nicole Cardoza November 29, 2022 Anti-Racism Daily Supporting Incareceated Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Rashad Williams September 9, 2022 WYFF Butterfly release ceremony symbolizes letting go of trauma
Kaley Johnson September 2, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Exclusive: Fort Worth Carswell women’s prison plagued by sexual abuse, cover-ups

The Morning Review with Lester Kiewit August 11, 2022 CapeTalk Is there justice for prison abuses?
Isabella Zavarise July 3, 2022 Insider Prison reform advocates say the Roe ruling will make it easier to deny care to incarcerated pregnant people: ‘It just shows the amount of contempt that these systems have for women’
Linda McFarlane December 1, 2021 The Miami Herald My organization sends holiday cards to incarcerated people every year. But we can’t in Florida anymore

Linda McFarlane September 15, 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer Mail is a lifeline for incarcerated people. Why is Pennsylvania blocking it?
Mia Armstrong August 9, 2021 Slate Prisons Are Increasingly Banning Physical Mail
Blake Nelson June 26, 2021 NJ.com N.J. prison officers know they work a tough job, yet ‘we’re always the bad guys in the public’s view’

May 4, 2023 Senators Introduce Groundbreaking Bill to Support Incarcerated Survivors
March 31, 2023 Federal Report Spotlights Lack of Accountability in Youth Detention
January 31, 2023 New Federal Report Reveals Culture of Impunity in Prisons and Jails

November 10, 2022 New Report Sheds Light on the Decrease in Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention
September 28, 2022 Senators Unveil Historic Bill to Help Prisoner Rape Survivors
May 16, 2022 Justice Department to Hold Hearings on Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention

November 24, 2020 In Juvenile Justice System, Staff Sexual Abuse Runs Rampant
September 15, 2020 Linda McFarlane Appointed as the Next Executive Director of Just Detention International
June 30, 2020 New Government Data Sheds Light on Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Detention – But Continues to Withhold Key Findings

May 15, 2020 JDI Applauds Bipartisan Leadership on Bill to Support Incarcerated Survivors
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

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 Co-Director
Office: +27 11 728 6299
Cell: +27 83 565 7318
Email: sgear@justdetention.org