SAHC is working to provide local rape crisis advocacy to incarcerated victims and survivors in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. No one deserves to be sexually abused. Inmates have a right to be safe while serving their time. Rape is not a part of the penalty.

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The Prison Rape Elimination Act:

• A federal law passed in 2003 that was designed to eliminate rape in detention.

• The law applies to every jail, prison, police lockup, juvenile facility, and community confinement facility in the country.

• It stipulates that every detention facility have a zero tolerance policy toward sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment.

• It mandates many best practices to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment. 

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How SAHC Can Respond:

• Can serve all correction facilities in our 5 county jurisdiction:

  • Northern Regional Jail

  • Northern Correctional Facility​​​​

  • Ohio County Correctional Center and Jail

  • Ronald Mulholland Juvenile Center

• Can provide confidential support to inmates through the direct, safe, and confidential hotline (located in the facility), as well as visits to the center.

• Advocates can work with family members whose loved ones has been assaulted behind bars.

• Each jail and prison has its own procedures to contact the rape crisis center.

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If you are in the community and are concerned about an incarcerated loved one’s safety in prison, call SAHC’s hotline at

1-800-884-7242 or the main office at 304-234-1783. 

 

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For additional resources and information for victims and family members, contact Just Detention International