The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) applies to individuals in criminal custody, but there are no enforceable protections for those in civil immigration detention. Jane Zurnamer, NIJC's policy director, talks about the crucial need for PREA's protections to apply to detained immigrants.
NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.