How We Can Prevent and Treat Sexual Violence that Targets Transgender and Gender-Expansive Incarcerated People
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
January 2025
NSVRC talks with Just Detention International about the ways sexual violence impacts transgender and gender-expansive people during incarceration. They discuss denial of identity, challenges faced by individuals detained in adult vs juvenile systems, sexual violence and harassment experienced in the system, stigma and discrimination, and more.