Survivor Stories
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While she was incarcerated at a federal work camp for a non-violent, drug-related conviction, a corrections officer sexually assaulted Rebecca on a weekly basis for eight months. After reporting the assaults, she was transferred to another prison farther away from her family.
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Richard is incarcerated in Texas, where he has been assaulted repeatedly after being denied the special housing he obviously needs.
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Chris describes the emotional and mental devastation that continues to torment him, a result of being raped shortly after his arrival in prison.
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Seven inmates gang-raped and tortured Clifford while incarcerated at a private prison in Oklahoma. Clifford reported the abuse and has endured relentless retaliation as a result.
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Valjean Royal is a transgender woman who has survived multiple sexual assaults since she was first detained as a 17-year-old. She has endured sexual abuse in county jails and in state and federal prisons.