PRISON RAPE RESOURCES
These are Prison Rape Resources.
Please also see:
Acquaintance/Date Rape || Drug-Facilitated Rape || Sexual Harassment || Sexual Assualt
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
7-Up Bubbles Over Prison Rape
Mother Jones News Updates, May 13, 2002
Another Carswell Conviction: A Former Guard is Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing a Prisoner
Fort Worth Weekly, February 18, 2004
Boy Raped in Juvenile Center
Orlando Sentinel, May 4, 2001
Ex-Guard Indicted In Inmate Assault
Bryan-College Station Eagle, June 5, 2002
Guard Charged in Sex Abuse of Inmate
Newsday, January 30, 2002
- Former Federal Prison Guard Admits Sexually Abusing Inmate
The Associated Press, October 17, 2002
Inmate Rape
The Salt Lake Tribune, December 16, 2001
Inmates' Coercion Makes Sex a Currency
The Beacon Journal, March 17, 2002
Jail-Rape Trial Set to Begin in Jeffco
The Denver Post, July 25, 2002
L.A. Sheriff's Jail Assistant Convicted Of Inmate Sex Assault
The Associated Press, July 20, 2002
The Latest Trend in Child Sexual Exploitation: Rape in Adult Prisons
A report from Joanne Mariner, FindLaw columnist, attorney, and deputy director of the Americas division of Human Rights Watch, regarding juveniles sentenced to adult penal institutions, and their increased vulnerability to sexual assault and exploitation as a result.
The Life-Style Violent Juvenile
Information on obtaining the CD version of Andrew Vachss' 1979 textbook with plans for total reform of incarceration and treatment modalities in maximum-security juvenile facilities.
No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons
Special Report from Human Rights Watch regarding sexual assaults/rapes in U.S. male correctional facilities. Includes the scope of the problem, statistics, prisoners' stories, and resource links.
"Not Part of the Penalty:" Judicial Abdication of Responsibility for Protecting Prisoners from Rape
Judicial commentary by Joanne Mariner, attorney, Find Law columnist, and Deputy Director of HRW-America, describes prison rape, public indifference, and courts' reluctance to prosecute and lack of willingness to hold prison officials accountable.
Nowhere to Hide: Retaliation Against Women in Michigan State Prisons
Report from Human Rights Watch, July 1998, regarding retaliation against female prisoners who report sexual assaults by guards.
Paying for Time
[http://www.abqjournal.com/news/jails/]
Series of articles from the Albuquerque Journal, January 2001, documenting abuses within New Mexico jails.
Prison Rape is No Joke
The Washington Post, June 13, 2002
Prison Rapes 'Routine'
New York Daily News, January 28, 2003
Prison Rapes Spreading Deadly Diseases
United Press International, July 26, 2002
Sex Scandal Breaks at Girls Prison
The Associated Press, June 17, 2001
Sexual Attacks in Texas Prisons Seldom Prosecuted
San Antonio Express-News, May 24, 2001
'Time Bombs'
Part of a series from ABC News' World News Tonight, April 17, 2001, regarding the continuing difficulty of inmates who were assaulted in prison.
U.N. Standard Minimal Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Text of the United Nations' Standard Minimal Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
U.S. May Deport Krome Women Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assaults
Sun-Sentinel, June 12, 2001
Youth Board Set to Hear Sex Charges Against Two
The Birmingham News, June 16, 2001
COMMENTARY and OPINION
Rape in Prison
The New York Times Op-Ed Page, April 22, 2001
Sexual Assault in Prison: the Numbers are Far from Funny
The Touchstone,
November/December 1999.
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
Amnesty International USA: Rights for All
322 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 807-8400
www.rightsforall.amnesty.org
Amnesty International USA's "Rights for All" campaign includes action on prison reform, including reducing the incidence of rape and sexual assaults on both male and female prisoners throughout the U.S.
Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10118-3299 USA
Phone: (212) 290-4700
www.hrw.org/prisons/
Human Rights Watch's Prison Project documents abuses, including prisoner rape, in U.S. correctional facilities and worldwide.
National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street NW, Suite 480
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 467-8700
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-211-7996
Toll-free Helpline: 1-800-FYI-CALL
www.ncvc.org
National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
PMB 103
5505 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20015-2601
Toll-free: 1-800-738-4181
www.malesurvivor.org
This organization is committed through research, education, advocacy, and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men.
Stop Prisoner Rape
3325 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 384-1400
www.spr.org
Stop Prisoner Rape is a national 501(c)(3) human rights organization that works to end sexual violence against men, women, and youth in all forms of detention.
