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By mYia X and Phebe Eckheldt Boston Banning paper letters for the incarcerated: Would you consider this torture? Would you consider this sensory deprivation? Would you consider this a violation of human rights? We do! Imagine not having seen your family, children, loved ones for years, and now you are…
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Los Angeles, CA Author and Activist Publishes True Crime Book May 08, 2021 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News Raped In Prison: A Horror Story, a new book by Russell Dan Smith, has been released by RoseDog Books.
In this powerful memoir, Russell Dan Smith chronicles his life as a child prisoner among adults and explains the turbulent atmosphere of life in prisons. He details the assault he faced as a child among older prisoners. Smith had enemies among prisoners and prison administrators which necessitated an extraordinary step by federal officials to step in to protect Smith from both.
The brutalities he faced lead Smith to for his own organization to end molestation in prisons throughout the world.
A look at how the #MeToo Movement has shaped sexual assault awareness By Destinee Patterson | April 23, 2021 at 12:45 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 12:45 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The #MeToo Movement sent shockwaves through social media in 2018, however, it began in 2006.
Now, in 2021, KSLA News 12â²s Destinee Patterson sat down with sexual assault allies and activists about how it has shaped awareness around the issue.
âI think, like with anything, the #MeToo Movement has been taken out of context,â Project Celebration executive director Angela Henderson said. âIâve heard people made jokes about it.but they donât know the impact that it has had on people who have been victims of sexual violence.â
Sonke Gender Justice âthrilledâ about prisonersâ rights ruling
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Johannesburg - Sonke Gender Justice has welcomed the Constitutional Courtâs confirmation of the decision of the Western Cape judiciary regarding the independence of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) and the rights of prisoners.
âWe are thrilled the Constitutional Court has confirmed the decision of the Western Cape High Court in declaring sections of the Correctional Services Act unconstitutional.
âPrisons are a âclosedâ institution that largely operate outside public eye and the independence of JICS is crucial for an oversight role to prevent abuses inside prisons,â said Kayan Leung, the Policy Development and Advocacy Manager at Sonke Gender Justice.