New Release: Criminalized Survivors: Today’s Abuse to Prison Pipeline for Girls.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 10, 2023 New “Abuse to Prison Pipeline” Report, Released Today, Provides Critical Update on Criminalization of Girls who Experience Sexual Violence Findings Indicate Girls Continue to Be Criminalized As a Result of Abuse — Punished, Rather Than Supported Washington, DC – Today, the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity at
Gender Justice and Opportunity Initiative receives landmark support from #StartSmall
Gender Justice and Opportunity Initiative receives landmark support from #StartSmall *Please consider donating to the Initiative. “If we harness our collective power we can make an even bigger difference in the lives of girls,” says executive director Rebecca Epstein. The Initiative on Gender Justice & Opportunity at Georgetown Law, which works to advance race and
Raped, Then Thrown in Jail: A Teen’s ‘Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline’
As the co-author of a groundbreaking 2015 report on sexual trauma and juvenile justice, [Rebecca] Epstein’s one of the country’s leading experts on the issue. “In many ways, this case is an example of the system responding to a girl of color who has experienced trauma by punishing her,” Epstein said. “When we punish these