In the wake of a sexual assault, the lack of mental health counseling services, legal assistance, and even physical safety, leaves survivors at high risk for developing serious, long-term psychological problems. One of SPR’s top priorities is to mobilize mental health service providers and legal aid organizations across the country to assist prisoner rape survivors. Some 400 groups that are willing to do so form part of SPR’s nationwide “Survivor Resource Guide,” accessible below.
On a daily basis, SPR communicates with survivors of prisoner rape. Frequently, they emphasize the healing effect of hearing from others who have also endured sexual violence. The survivor testimonies posted below offer glimpses of such experiences.
Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) provides selected materials from the leading research addressing sexual violence in detention solely for informational and educational purposes. The analysis provided and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily state or reflect those of SPR. Where links to other agencies and private organizations are provided, SPR is not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites.
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