law & policy
When the Law Is a Trap
The Prison Rape Elimination Act often revictimizes incarcerated survivors by expanding the power of the prison over them.
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The Prison Rape Elimination Act often revictimizes incarcerated survivors by expanding the power of the prison over them.
“All of us who’ve been inside have healing to do. There are so many survivors in prison. And then surviving prison requires its own kind of healing.”
Now more than ever, we need a clear understanding of the role of violence, trauma, and survivorship in our harm reduction practice.
Clemency gave me a chance to tell my truth — a truth the criminal legal system made invisible.