🚨Sexual abuse in correctional facilities is a critical issue with thousands of cases reported annually. Urban’s latest report with @NSVRC proposes a blueprint for a national service line to support incarcerated survivors. #EndSexualAbuse

@NSVRC Urban’s recommendations align with #PREA standards, calling for external responses to sexual abuse. Read the report:

Excited to share findings from a study of reproductive healthcare access and quality in a CA jail at #2023APPAM

Sexual assault should never be part of a prison term

@justcomaz Executive summary here:

@justcomaz Full report and data available here:

⁦@keribla⁩ was right, this beautiful essay will bring you to tears.

RT @elizabethweill: Incarcerated people are some of the most vulnerable victims of climate change. Prison officials are failing to provide…

RT @PrisonPolicy: Southern California has a cluster of prisons in the path of Hurricane Hilary. While we don't know exactly how much rain t…

Incarcerated and Pregnant in Post-Roe America

People in jail face many challenges in accessing basic reproductive healthcare. I've learned from interviewing incarcerated people that even with self-advocacy, grievances filed, and acute medical emergencies, their repro health needs often go unmet.

Excited to see where this initiative goes!

I Survived Pregnancy Behind Bars. Now I’m a Prison Doula. via @MarshallProj

Lack of air conditioning and sweltering cells are just one aspect of challenging prison conditions via ⁦@nytimes⁩

RT @Policies4Action: 📣 Call for Applications 📣 ℹ️ Details: Policies for Action will fund research investigating how state level preemption…

Efforts to advance racial equity and reform in the criminal legal system are critical, and data and tech can be powerful tools to move that agenda forward. See insights from the first round of the @Microsoft & @UrbanInstitute Catalyst Grant Program:

Join us tomorrow for a virtual panel on correctional officer wellness @ 3pm EST with experts in the field. Link below to register ⬇️

NEW: The female incarcerated pop. stands over 6X higher than in 1980. @SentencingProj Research on female incarceration is key to understanding the full consequences of mass incarceration & to unraveling the policies that lead to their criminalization.