PREA

01 Feb Meet the Team: Thomas Kearney, PREA Outreach Director

Posted at 17:31h in news, PREA

Thomas Kearney (he/him/his) Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Outreach Director Contact: tkearney@nyscasa.org Thomas Kearney is an activist, advocate, abolitionist, and community organizer from Catskill, NY. He’s a formerly incarcerated individual who has since become a trauma-informed Substance Abuse Recovery Coach, co-founded an organization addressing food insecurity and mass...

01 May Webinar: Vulnerable and Underserved: Victim Advocacy for Incarcerated Survivors with Mental Illness

Posted at 16:59h in PREA

This webinar will focus on a segment of the U.S. prison population that has grown exponentially in recent decades — people with mental illness. About half of all people in jails and prisons suffer from mental illness, and only a small fraction of them receive...

22 Mar NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline Now Available in All State Prisons

Posted at 20:39h in news, PREA

New York State's domestic and sexual violence hotline is now available to incarcerated individuals throughout the state prison system, providing crisis counseling, as well as access to support, additional counseling and advocacy for individuals who are victims or survivors of sexual assault or harassment.