Just Detention International
@justdetention.bsky.social
A health and human rights nonprofit that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention. Learn more at www.justdetention.org
Rape is not part of the penalty.
Rape is not part of the penalty.
Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance. Incarcerated transgender people are disproportionately impacted by sexual abuse in detention and face challenges accessing the care they need and deserve. Today and every day we stand with trans people behind bars.
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance. Incarcerated transgender people are disproportionately impacted by sexual abuse in detention and face challenges accessing the care they need and deserve. Today and every day we stand with trans people behind bars.
Our fall newsletter is out now! This edition features the story of Ryan, a queer person incarcerated in California who launched the Incarcerated LGBTQ Allies group at his prison. Check out his story, as well as advocacy and program updates, and more survivor stories 👇
justdetention.org/publication/
justdetention.org/publication/
Fall 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our fall newsletter is out now! This edition features the story of Ryan, a queer person incarcerated in California who launched the Incarcerated LGBTQ Allies group at his prison. Check out his story, as well as advocacy and program updates, and more survivor stories 👇
justdetention.org/publication/
justdetention.org/publication/
We applaud the courage of the survivors who are speaking out about the horrifying torture and abuse they endured at CECOT. We must fight to end the administration's dangerous ramp up of immigration detention and deportation that puts people at risk for sexual abuse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We applaud the courage of the survivors who are speaking out about the horrifying torture and abuse they endured at CECOT. We must fight to end the administration's dangerous ramp up of immigration detention and deportation that puts people at risk for sexual abuse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Just a reminder that dressing as a "prisoner" for Halloween isn't funny! There are nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States. Mass incarceration is a human rights crisis. It is not a costume.
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just a reminder that dressing as a "prisoner" for Halloween isn't funny! There are nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States. Mass incarceration is a human rights crisis. It is not a costume.
Love this! Thank you for writing cards for incarcerated people!
Was feeling down until the middle schooler in the family asked if she could take over writing holiday cards for @justdetention.bsky.social - has been sitting here for an hour (writing on top of @eveewing.bsky.social ’s excellent book!) The young people are ok.
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Love this! Thank you for writing cards for incarcerated people!
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Sending off my holiday cards for @justdetention.bsky.social Words of Hope campaign. I love doing this every year!!! It’s really such an easy way to help our incarcerated people.
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sending off my holiday cards for @justdetention.bsky.social Words of Hope campaign. I love doing this every year!!! It’s really such an easy way to help our incarcerated people.
Sexual humiliation of people in custody is a common way to silence dissent. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
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October 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sexual humiliation of people in custody is a common way to silence dissent. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
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In summer 2024, 7 women accused Idaho prison workers of sexual misconduct. The allegations spanned decades, took place at various facilities and involved different perpetrators. One thread connects the claims: none were thoroughly investigated by state police. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In summer 2024, 7 women accused Idaho prison workers of sexual misconduct. The allegations spanned decades, took place at various facilities and involved different perpetrators. One thread connects the claims: none were thoroughly investigated by state police. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
Your periodic reminder that no matter what crime a person may have committed, rape is never part of the penalty.
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Your periodic reminder that no matter what crime a person may have committed, rape is never part of the penalty.
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Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.
Being Trans Behind Bars in Florida Was Already Hard. Under Trump It’s Worse.
Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.
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🚨 Together, NCYL and @acaciajustice.bsky.social released companion reports exposing recent ORR policy changes preventing unaccompanied children’s release from custody and highlighting the devastating consequences of these children’s prolonged custody.
Read more: youthlaw.org/news/two-new...
Read more: youthlaw.org/news/two-new...
September 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨 Together, NCYL and @acaciajustice.bsky.social released companion reports exposing recent ORR policy changes preventing unaccompanied children’s release from custody and highlighting the devastating consequences of these children’s prolonged custody.
Read more: youthlaw.org/news/two-new...
Read more: youthlaw.org/news/two-new...
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Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️
Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States - Human Rights First
The 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations listed below call on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, a...
humanrightsfirst.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Alongside 268 faith-based, NGO, & civil society orgs, we call on UN Member States to uphold and strengthen international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties and reject efforts to undo or undermine these legal norms. Read more ⬇️
In multiple complaints, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Immigration Project detail horrifying sexual abuse and anti-trans harassment at a Louisiana ICE facility. Read more 👇
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rfkhumanrights.org/press/new-co...
New complaints expose pattern of systemic sexual abuse, harassment, and forced labor at Louisiana ICE facility - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
RFK Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Immigration Project today filed multiple complaints on behalf of one woman and three transgender people who were subjected to sexual abuse, ha...
rfkhumanrights.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In multiple complaints, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Immigration Project detail horrifying sexual abuse and anti-trans harassment at a Louisiana ICE facility. Read more 👇
rfkhumanrights.org/press/new-co...
rfkhumanrights.org/press/new-co...
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Folks, @justdetention.bsky.social has started their Words of Hope campaign which sends holiday cards to survivors of prison rape. You can request cards here:
justdetention.org/woh/
justdetention.org/woh/
Join JDI’s Words of Hope Campaign! – Just Detention International Join JDI’s Words of Hope Campaign! – Just Detention International
justdetention.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Folks, @justdetention.bsky.social has started their Words of Hope campaign which sends holiday cards to survivors of prison rape. You can request cards here:
justdetention.org/woh/
justdetention.org/woh/
“When you’re in custody, you cannot fight back... And so, all that’s left is freeze, submit. It’s never consent.” Julie Abbate, JDI's National Advocacy Director, calls out the power imbalance between prison staff and incarcerated people.
bit.ly/4mVIUkA
bit.ly/4mVIUkA
Advocate stresses power imbalance in jails following Shasta County Jail staffer arrest
The non-sworn Shasta County Jail staff member was arrested on Aug. 18 for having sexual relations with an inmate.
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August 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“When you’re in custody, you cannot fight back... And so, all that’s left is freeze, submit. It’s never consent.” Julie Abbate, JDI's National Advocacy Director, calls out the power imbalance between prison staff and incarcerated people.
bit.ly/4mVIUkA
bit.ly/4mVIUkA
Trans women are sexually abused at staggering rates in U.S prisons and jails. It's no surprise that ICE, which operates with virtually no oversight, is failing to keep trans women safe. We demand justice for Alexa, and all trans people who are abused and tortured in ICE custody.
bit.ly/467U2p0
bit.ly/467U2p0
Trans immigrant woman in Michigan detained by Border Patrol and ICE alleges abuse
Alexa, a trans immigrant from Ypsilanti, alleges mistreatment while in custody after a traffic stop by police in Romulus.
www.freep.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Trans women are sexually abused at staggering rates in U.S prisons and jails. It's no surprise that ICE, which operates with virtually no oversight, is failing to keep trans women safe. We demand justice for Alexa, and all trans people who are abused and tortured in ICE custody.
bit.ly/467U2p0
bit.ly/467U2p0
Join us at NSAC! JDI is pleased to be hosting several sessions at this year's National Sexual Assault Conference, and we would love to see you there!
August 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join us at NSAC! JDI is pleased to be hosting several sessions at this year's National Sexual Assault Conference, and we would love to see you there!
It takes great deal of courage to talk about being sexually abused in detention. Especially when so many people, including those in positions of power, are trying to discredit you. We believe you, Andry. And we will support and fight alongside you and other survivors of abuse in CECOT.
"News is reporting you were sexually assaulted in CECOT. Some of our president's supporters are saying that is a lie. Just wondering if you want to tell us what the truth is."
Andry: "I don't like lies...the abuse, the sexual harassment that I suffered...it was totally true."
Andry: "I don't like lies...the abuse, the sexual harassment that I suffered...it was totally true."
August 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It takes great deal of courage to talk about being sexually abused in detention. Especially when so many people, including those in positions of power, are trying to discredit you. We believe you, Andry. And we will support and fight alongside you and other survivors of abuse in CECOT.
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Local jails–mostly run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of ICE's rampant criminalization of immigration.
August 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Local jails–mostly run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of ICE's rampant criminalization of immigration.
Washington Post outlines horrifying conditions, including sexual abuse, inside CECOT. This facility is a human rights catastrophe. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Washington Post outlines horrifying conditions, including sexual abuse, inside CECOT. This facility is a human rights catastrophe. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Are you interested in sending warm holiday messages to people behind bars? It may be summer, but we want to make sure that when the holidays roll around, we're able to reach people in prisons and jails across the country during a time when they are needed most. Learn more👇
justdetention.org/woh/
justdetention.org/woh/
July 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Are you interested in sending warm holiday messages to people behind bars? It may be summer, but we want to make sure that when the holidays roll around, we're able to reach people in prisons and jails across the country during a time when they are needed most. Learn more👇
justdetention.org/woh/
justdetention.org/woh/
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252 Venezuelans who were forcibly disappeared from the U.S. and tortured in El Salvador’s CECOT prison have been transferred to Venezuela.
Human Rights First condemns the U.S. government for violating these men’s rights by sending them to torture and returning them to their country of persecution.
Human Rights First condemns the U.S. government for violating these men’s rights by sending them to torture and returning them to their country of persecution.
Human Rights First Calls for Accountability and Justice for those Disappeared to Torture at the CECOT and Issues Warning for U.S. Democracy - Human Rights First
WASHINGTON, D.C – With the release and transfer to Venezuela of 252 Venezuelans from the CECOT in El Salvador, where they were tortured and abused after their forced disappearance from the United Stat...
humanrightsfirst.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
252 Venezuelans who were forcibly disappeared from the U.S. and tortured in El Salvador’s CECOT prison have been transferred to Venezuela.
Human Rights First condemns the U.S. government for violating these men’s rights by sending them to torture and returning them to their country of persecution.
Human Rights First condemns the U.S. government for violating these men’s rights by sending them to torture and returning them to their country of persecution.
It is no surprise that people held in CECOT, which has horrifying conditions and no oversight, are being sexually abused.
We are thrilled that Andry Hernandez is finally free, and we are in awe of his courage in speaking out about what he experienced.
www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
We are thrilled that Andry Hernandez is finally free, and we are in awe of his courage in speaking out about what he experienced.
www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
Gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes horrific sexual & physical abuse at CECOT in El Salvador
He called it "an encounter with torture and death."
www.advocate.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It is no surprise that people held in CECOT, which has horrifying conditions and no oversight, are being sexually abused.
We are thrilled that Andry Hernandez is finally free, and we are in awe of his courage in speaking out about what he experienced.
www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
We are thrilled that Andry Hernandez is finally free, and we are in awe of his courage in speaking out about what he experienced.
www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
We are saddened by this news and stand in solidarity with Cristosal. We know they will continue to do vital, lifesaving work, and we'll continue to work alongside them in the fight for human rights and justice.
📢 #CristosalStatement | After 25 years of work in El Salvador, we are suspending operations in the country due to escalating criminalization.
Our mission continues—reorganized and deeply committed—from Guatemala and Honduras. #CristosalContinues
Our mission continues—reorganized and deeply committed—from Guatemala and Honduras. #CristosalContinues
July 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are saddened by this news and stand in solidarity with Cristosal. We know they will continue to do vital, lifesaving work, and we'll continue to work alongside them in the fight for human rights and justice.
Dee Farmer is champion of the movement to end sexual abuse behind bars, and we are honored to have her as a member of our Survivor Council. Check out this excellent piece by @themarshallproject.org to learn about Dee's groundbreaking Supreme Court case.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/17/f...
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/17/f...
In Prison, She Changed Constitutional Law. Meet the Trans Woman Behind the Case.
Farmer v. Brennan is one of the most cited Supreme Court cases of all time. Few people know just how revolutionary Dee Farmer was.
www.themarshallproject.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dee Farmer is champion of the movement to end sexual abuse behind bars, and we are honored to have her as a member of our Survivor Council. Check out this excellent piece by @themarshallproject.org to learn about Dee's groundbreaking Supreme Court case.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/17/f...
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/17/f...