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Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc.
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Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) is a US national 501(c)(3) human rights organization that seeks to end all sexual violence against men, women, and youth in detention. It was founded in 1980 by Russell Dan Smith, a survivor of prison rape, incorporating Barry Mehler's People Organized to Stop Rape of Imprisoned Persons (POSRIP).
In 2001, SPR opened its first office, located in Los Angeles. The organization is governed by a survivor-led Board of Directors.
SPR has three core goals for its work: to advocate for policies that ensure institutional accountability for prisoner rape, to transform public attitudes toward inmates and their right to be free from sexual assault, and to promote access to resources for those who have survived this form of abuse. SPR was instrumental in securing passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), the first-ever federal law addressing prisoner rape. Since PREA was signed into law by President Bush in September 2003, SPR has turned its attention to ensuring the law’s meaningful implementation.