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
