The Caribbean Umbrella Body for Restorative Behaviour (CURB) is the first Caribbean network of non-profit organisations which assist prisoners, ex-prisoners, crime survivors, correctional officers and their respective families.
Since it was established in 2005, CURB has embarked upon many ground-breaking Activities, including the region’s first Restorative Justice Exhibition, Restorative Justice Fund, Restorative Justice Weblog and monthly eNewsletter.
In January, 2007 the CURB Board of Directors agreed to address the ‘taboo’ subject of prison sexual abuse in commemorating Restorative Justice Week 2007.
CURB wrote numerous press releases to highlight that sexual and other abuses of prisoners are NOT part of the sentence imposed by any Court and therefore must be eliminated. We also educated the public about the problem and consequences of prisoner abuse through pamphlets and multimedia resources all of which are available Here.
Apart from international agencies such as Stop Prisoner Rape in the USA and Survivors in the UK, CURB has collaborated with the Council of Prison Chaplains and Ministers (COPCAM), the Rape Crisis Society and Dolly and Associates Limited to provide training for persons who desire to provide support and resources for prisoners and ex-prisoners who have survived prison sexual abuse.
In addition to securing crisis response counselling and other training for those who work with prisoners and ex-prisoners, CURB proposes to conduct surveys and focus group interviews with inmates, ex-inmates and others in the criminal justice system and to host a consultation on the issue which would be informed by data collected from the surveys and focus groups.
These strategies shall better guide us in making highly effective recommendations to Caribbean governments to eliminate prison sexual and other abuses.
We have started this Stop Prison Abuse project weblog to highlight the developments in our efforts to confront, identify and eradicate the causal factors surrounding prison sexual abuse and assault in the Caribbean.
This weblog complements our dedicated Stop Prison Abuse website, which we encourage you to visit.
If you or someone you know is a survivor of prison sexual abuse and want to (anonymously) share your testimony OR if your church or NGO wants to join our coalition to Stop Prison Abuse, please Contact Us.
