Lovisa Stannow | The New York Review of Books

The Shame of Our Prisons: New Evidence

Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011–12: National Inmate Survey, 2011–12

by Allen J. Beck and others

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012: National Survey of Youth in Custody, 2012

by Allen J. Beck and others

October 24, 2013 issue

Prison Rape: Obama’s Program to Stop It

Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails

by the Review Panel on Prison Rape, edited by G.J. Mazza

Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008

by Allen J. Beck and Candace Johnson

National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape

Department of Justice, June 2012, 128 pp., available at

October 11, 2012 issue

Immigrant Detainees: The New Sex Abuse Crisis

There is abundant evidence that rape is a systemic problem in our immigration detention facilities—for women, for men, and for children.

November 23, 2011

Prison Rape and the Government

Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2007–2008

by Allen J. Beck and Paul Guerino

National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

by the United States Department of Justice

Initial Regulatory Impact Analysis for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

by the United States Department of Justice

Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008–09

by Allen J. Beck, Paige M. Harrison, and others

March 24, 2011 issue

Holder's Prison Problem

Prisoner rape is far more a legal and moral issue than a financial one. Since cost considerations are impeding reform, however, it is worth taking a closer look at the true financial implications of sexual abuse behind bars.

August 26, 2010

The Way to Stop Prison Rape

March 25, 2010 issue

The Rape of American Prisoners

Summary Report for Administrative Review

by Tish Elliott-Wilkins

Report of Investigation

by Brian Burzynski

Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008–09

by Allen J. Beck, Paige M. Harrison, and Paul Guerino

Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007

by Allen J. Beck and Paige M. Harrison

Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007

by Allen J. Beck and Paige M. Harrison

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report

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March 11, 2010 issue

The Crisis of Juvenile Prison Rape: A New Report

When Troy Erik Isaac was first imprisoned in California, his cellmate made the introductions for both of them. “He said to me, ‘Your name is gonna be Baby Romeo, and I’m Big Romeo.’ He was saying he would be my man.” Troy was twelve at the time. A skinny, terrified little kid, he accepted the prisoner’s bargain being imposed on him: protection for sex. He wasn’t protected, though. Soon he was attacked and raped at night by another cellmate, a sixteen-year-old. He told staff he was suicidal, hoping to be placed in solitary confinement, but they ignored him; the rapes continued.

January 7, 2010