Stop Prisoner Rape seeks to end sexual
violence committed against men, women, and youth in all forms
of detention.
"The
horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are
convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison
rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their
aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit.
Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the
perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure."
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Harry A. Blackmun, Farmer v. Brennan
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