Causes: Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Crime Prevention, Sexual Abuse Prevention
Mission: Just Detention International (JDI) is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual violence in all forms of detention. JDI has three core goals: to hold government officials accountable for prisoner rape; to promote public attitudes that value the health and safety of people behind bars; and to ensure that those who have survived sexual abuse get the help they need.
Results: One of our signature victories was the release of binding national standards to address sexual abuse in detention. Issued by the Department of Justice in 2012, these standards spell out lifesaving reforms — such as safe housing for transgender prisoners, access to confidential counseling for rape survivors, and limits to invasive pat searches. We helped craft PREA standards, and set out to prove that they work. We go inside facilities; from a small lockup in Washington State, to the massive jail in downtown Miami, to state prisons in California, Georgia, and South Carolina — to name a few. We train prison officials on how to prevent and respond to sexual abuse — and teach inmates about their right to be safe and how to get help if they are not.
Target demographics: We make sure prisoners get help for any sexual abuse they have experienced, no matter when or where it occurred. For it’s a sad fact that U. S. prisons are filled with men and women who endured devastating trauma before they were ever locked up. Trapped in violent facilities, they suffer additional pain that makes it nearly impossible to return home successfully upon their release.
Geographic areas served: JDI fights for laws and policies to end prisoner rape — and puts these rules into practice. Our efforts go far beyond fixing bad policies. We change the culture of prisons and jails, so that every person can keep their dignity while serving time.
Programs: JDI’s advocacy has led to unprecedented changes. We reversed a federal rule that blocked rape crisis centers from helping prisoners; we crafted policies to prevent sexual abuse in immigration facilities; and we won vital protections for LGBT inmates. We make sure that everyone whose job it is to keep inmates safe — at the federal, state, and local levels — takes that responsibility seriously and is held accountable.
Mission: Just Detention International (JDI) is a health and human rights organization that seeks to end sexual violence in all forms of detention. JDI has three core goals: to hold government officials accountable for prisoner rape; to promote public attitudes that value the health and safety of people behind bars; and to ensure that those who have survived sexual abuse get the help they need.
Results: One of our signature victories was the release of binding national standards to address sexual abuse in detention. Issued by the Department of Justice in 2012, these standards spell out lifesaving reforms — such as safe housing for transgender prisoners, access to confidential counseling for rape survivors, and limits to invasive pat searches. We helped craft PREA standards, and set out to prove that they work. We go inside facilities; from a small lockup in Washington State, to the massive jail in downtown Miami, to state prisons in California, Georgia, and South Carolina — to name a few. We train prison officials on how to prevent and respond to sexual abuse — and teach inmates about their right to be safe and how to get help if they are not.
Target demographics: We make sure prisoners get help for any sexual abuse they have experienced, no matter when or where it occurred. For it’s a sad fact that U. S. prisons are filled with men and women who endured devastating trauma before they were ever locked up. Trapped in violent facilities, they suffer additional pain that makes it nearly impossible to return home successfully upon their release.
Geographic areas served: JDI fights for laws and policies to end prisoner rape — and puts these rules into practice. Our efforts go far beyond fixing bad policies. We change the culture of prisons and jails, so that every person can keep their dignity while serving time.
Programs: JDI’s advocacy has led to unprecedented changes. We reversed a federal rule that blocked rape crisis centers from helping prisoners; we crafted policies to prevent sexual abuse in immigration facilities; and we won vital protections for LGBT inmates. We make sure that everyone whose job it is to keep inmates safe — at the federal, state, and local levels — takes that responsibility seriously and is held accountable.
info@justdetention.org
3325 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 340, Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-384-1400
Civil Rights
Los Angeles
