Mapping It Out: A Tool to Get Started on Providing Victim Services for Incarcerated Survivors
Just Detention International and the Resource Sharing Project has provided a guide that stresses the importance of in-person work within corrections facilities.
End the Abuse: Protecting LGBTI Prisoners from Sexual Assault
From the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Toolkit, this guide discusses the prevention of sexual violence against LGBTI detainees. It addresses both policy change and practices that correctional facilities can incorporate.
Publish Date
2014
Understanding Rape In Prison
This PCAR information packet is designed for sexual violence advocates to learn more about working with prisons.
In 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was passed, and the PREA standards for corrections were introduced in May 2012. This packet will help advocates prepare to work with prisons as they implement PREA standards.
Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012
Presents data from the 2012 National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC), conducted in 326 juvenile confinement facilities between February and September 2012, with a sample of 8,707 adjudicated youth. The report ranks facilities according to the prevalence of sexual victimization, as required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-79). The prevalence of victimization, as reported by youth during a personal interview, is based on sexual activity in the 12 months prior to the interview or since admission to the facility, if less than 12 months.
El abuso sexual en prisión: una crisis global de los derechos humanos
Este “resumen internacional” de Just Detention International discute abuso sexual en prisión, “una crisis global de los derechos humanos”. Este recurso está disponible en ocho idiomas.
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Prosecuting Cases of Sexual Abuse in Confinement
Ali Mailen Perrotto
Wed, 01/02/2013
Aequitas released Issue #8 of their Strategies Newsletter. The December 2012 edition offers information for prosecutors on sexual abuse in confinement.
Read Strategies Issue #8
Publish Date
December 2012
Implementing The Prison Rape Elimination Act: A Toolkit for Juvenile Agencies and Facilities
This toolkit provides detailed information and guidance for juvenile justice agencies and facilities to implement Prison Rape Elimination Act standards. It guides organizations through effective implementation of prevention programs, early detection, and meaningful response to residents in these facilities.
Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09
Presents data from the 2008-09 National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC), conducted in 195 juvenile confinement facilities between June 2008 and April 2009, with a sample of over 9,000 adjudicated youth. The report provides national-level and facility-level estimates of sexual victimization by type of activity, including youth-on-youth sexual contact, staff sexual misconduct, and level of coercion.