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05-04-2008 21:50:11
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Call Senate Appropriation Committee members TODAY to #SupportSB1069 . The bill will ensure that when victims in prison report staff sexual misconduct, there will be oversight of the process. Senator Caroline Menjivar #SupportSB1069 bit.ly/SB1069toolkit
#SB1069 will increase safety for incarcerated survivors by establishing oversight of CDCR’s sexual assault investigations. Senator Caroline Menjivar #SupportSB1069
Senator Caroline Menjivar “CDCR’s investigation process is not only failing victims but causing more harm. It’s also silencing victims, which allows officers to sexually assault more people.” -Survivor of CDCR sexual assault #SupportSB1069 CCWP Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition
Senator Caroline Menjivar CCWP Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition In Senator Caroline Menjivar’s words: 'Incarcerated survivors of sexual misconduct deserve an unbiased and impartial review of their case. SB 1069 will assure victim reports will be taken seriously and reviewed by an independent entity.” #SupportSB1069
Senator Caroline Menjivar CCWP Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition One prison guard was recently exposed for sexually assaulting more than 20 incarcerated women at CCWF over the span of a decade. Throughout that time, survivors were isolated and scared to report. Senator Caroline Menjivar #SupportSB1069
“I was blamed for the abuse by staff and nobody helped me. I didn’t have any safe options to report. I felt helpless” -Survivor of CDCR sexual assault. Call Senate committee members today to #SupportSB1069 bit.ly/SB1069toolkit
Survivors of sexual assault by prison guards CA Corrections say it’s not a “one bad apple” issue. Sexual abuse in prisons is widespread and systemic and the misconduct investigation process is failing to stop abuse. #SupportSB1069
CA Corrections “I was put in administrative segregation and then shipped far away from my family. I wasn’t the only victim treated like this. In their eyes, they got rid of the problem, which was always us. And our abusers kept their jobs.” -Survivor of CDCR sexual assault #SupportSB1069