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Life Inside November 22
A Prison Rape Survivor Demands Smart, Safe and Humane Transfers
“I know how a relocation can exacerbate violence,” writes Johanna Mills. “Even when the place you’re leaving is so toxic that you can’t stay there.”
By Johanna Mills
Life Inside January 10, 2019
Why Showering in Prison Is Hell
“Step by step, I shuffle forward amid the mass of bodies, waiting to get inside.”
By Jason Wright
Life Inside November 1, 2018
I Got A Life Sentence At 17. Then I Was Raped In Prison.
Even though my son was conceived in the most traumatic possible way, his birth was my saving grace.
By Laura Berry
The PREA hotline number for offenders to call is pasted on the floor under a bank of phones at the Washington Corrections Center For Women in Gig Harbor, Wash.
News July 25, 2018
Prison Rape Allegations Are on the Rise
But the accusations are still rarely found to be true.
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In a lawsuit by a woman who was sexually assaulted by a jail officer, federal courts dismissed claims that the administrators of the Hale County Jail in Texas should be held liable for the incident.
Case in Point July 17, 2017
Who Pays for Jail Rape?
Under “qualified immunity,” often no one.
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News March 29, 2016
DOJ Tells Prisons to Put Safety First in Housing Transgender Inmates
Rules from 2012 are too often ignored, advocates say.
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News December 28, 2015
Miami’s Notorious Jail Fights Back Against Rape
A 5-year turnaround is cited as a model of prevention.
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Commentary December 16, 2015
Join Our Discussion: How Not To Handle A Rape Investigation
Thursday at 12:30 PM, The Marshall Project and ProPublica are hosting a Digg Dialog on how police should handle rape allegations.
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Michelle-Lael Norsworthy in a still from video of her deposition in December 2014.
News August 10, 2015
What Care Do Prisons Owe Transgender Inmates?
A California case may decide.
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Feature June 17, 2015
Preying on Prisoners
In Texas, staffers rarely go to jail for sexually abusing inmates.
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