Project on Addressing Prison Rape

Inmate Education聽

Ending Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault & Youth Speaking Up about Sexual Abuse in Custody聽are a series of graphic novels for adult and juvenile inmates in custodial settings. These graphic novels are intended to educate inmates about how to identify and address incidents of sexual assault. The plot lines in these graphic novels dramatize situations we know occur in custodial settings. The use of graphic novels in community education projects is well established. By presenting information through an illustrative medium, these novels aim to disseminate information about the sexual abuse reporting process to inmates at all literacy levels. These novels were developed with Inmate Education standard 115.33 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act National Standards in mind. These graphic novels are a first step in reaching out to inmates in order to help them identify, address, and respond to incidents of sexual abuse by staff or other inmates. We hope that these publications will deepen the dialogue about strategies to eliminate sexual abuse in custody.

Youth Justice Press Sam Survives Sam Survives is a graphic novel for male youthful inmates and discusses their exposure to sexual abuse in an adult correctional settings
The Project on Addressing Prison Rape I Reported The Ending Silence in Adult Settings series includes three graphic novels: Book 1: I Reported (focus on gender non-conforming inmates)
The Project on Addressing Prison Rape Don't Touch Me Book 2: Don't Touch Me (for male inmates) of the Ending Silence in Adult Settings graphic novel series.

Ending Silence: Youth Speaking Up About Sexual Abuse in Custody