SOCIAL JUSTICE BLOG
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Incarcerated Survivors Fight for Reproductive Justice in Florida and Win
The prison system in Florida has a problem when it comes to sexual assault.
Incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse by staff who try to report it are routinely not believed, face retribution by others who work there, and are punitively placed in harsh conditions in solitary confinement while an investigation that can take weeks or months is pending.
Reproductive Justice for Foster Youth
When S.H. entered the foster care system at age twelve, she had already suffered years of sexual abuse by her stepfather. She was around seventeen and a young mother, when her county welfare agency placed her in a Promesa Behavioral Health group home. Upon arrival, the group home made S.H. sign a document promising that she wouldn’t engage in sexual activity while she lived there.