Sex-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline tweets

The Sex-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline: How Girls of Color Are Unjustly Arrested and Incarcerated

1 in 4 #USA #girls will experience some form of sexual violence by the age of 18 http://ow.ly/PsCwv via @rights4girls #UniteAgainstRape

15% of sexual assault & rape victims are under age 12 http://ow.ly/PsCwv via @rights4girls #UniteAgainstRape

Nearly 50% of all female rape survivors were victimized before age 18 http://ow.ly/PsCwv via @rights4girls #UniteAgainstRape

#Girls btwn16-19yrs = 4X's More Likely to be victims of Rape/AttemptedRape/SexualAssault http://ow.ly/PsCwv #UniteAgainstRape

Sexual abuse is one of the primary predictors of #girls’ entry into the juvenile justice system http://ow.ly/PsCwv #UniteAgainstRape

Proportion of #girls, especially girls of color, in juvenile justice system is increasing http://ow.ly/PsCwv #UniteAgainstRape

Black #girls constitute 14% of general pop. nationally but 33.2% of girls detained & committed http://ow.ly/PsCwv #UniteAgainstRape

NativeAmerican #girls are 1% of the general youth pop. but 3.5% of detained & committed girls. http://ow.ly/PsCwv #UniteAgainstRape

#Girls sent into juvenile justice system have typically experienced overwhelmingly high rates of sexual violence http://ow.ly/PsCwv

When poor #girls of color are bought & sold for sex, they are rarely regarded or treated as victims of trafficking http://ow.ly/PsGov

Black kids make up 59% of all prostitution-related arrests under age 18 in #USA http://ow.ly/PsGov #SexTrafficking

#Girls make up 76% of all prostitution-related arrests under age 18 in #USA http://ow.ly/PsGov #SexTrafficking

“Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline” report distinctly demonstrates a pipeline for #girls of color http://ow.ly/PsGov #UniteAgainstRape

Real questions must be raised abt why #girls of color are being imprisoned for being victimized http://ow.ly/PsGov #UniteAgainstRape