Act Now to End Sexual Assault in Prisons and Jails

Prisoner rape devastates more than 100,000 women, men, and children each year - including people who are living with or at risk of HIV infection. But you can make a difference by speaking out against sexual assault behind bars.
Please join the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance and Project UNSHACKLE in sending a letter to the U.S. Attorney General urging him to enact strong standards to end sexual abuse behind bars.

At least one in every five people who are living with HIV are involved in the correctional systems each year - so HIV prevention justice must include an end to sexual violence in detention.

On March 10, the Department of Justice opened a 60-day public comment period on national standards addressing sexual violence in detention. Released last June by a bipartisan federal commission, these common-sense measures have the potential to help end sexual abuse of inmates.
But the standards are opposed by some powerful corrections leaders. These officials argue that it is too expensive to stop prisoner rape, and they seem to have a great deal of influence over the Department of Justice.
Please follow this link to send a letter to the Attorney General urging him to enact strong standards to end sexual abuse behind bars. Your message will be entered into the official record as a public comment.
The deadline is May 10, 2010 - so please send a letter to the Attorney General now and share this action alert with your friends and family. And thank you to our allies at Just Detention International for this information and for their support of HIV Prevention Justice.