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The Supreme Court's Decision on Strip Searches Will Make Jails More Dangerous

Lovisa Stannow | Posted 06.18.2012 | Crime
Read More: Jails, Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Prison, Strip Searches, Criminal Justice, Prison Rape, Strip Search, Jdi, Just Detention International, Crime News
Lovisa Stannow

The practice of strip searching all jail inmates, just because they are detainees, is a violation of basic human rights and unnecessary. It is also a recipe for sexual abuse.

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Sexual Abuse Shatters the Lives of Inmates

Lovisa Stannow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Lovisa Stannow, Attorney General, Eric Holder, Prison Rape, Jdi, Bjs, Sexual Abuse, Just Detention International, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Politics News
Lovisa Stannow

Last week, like most weeks, Just Detention International received some 40 letters from survivors of sexual abuse in detention -- still behind bars, unable to get away from their assailants.

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