From June 13 to November 21, The Judith Center partners with the nonprofit organization Just Detention International (JDI) to present an exhibition featuring nearly one hundred works by individuals who have experienced trauma behind bars, including those who have been subjected to sexual abuse while incarcerated. The exhibition foregrounds personal testimony and creative expression, bringing visibility to voices that are too often excluded from public and cultural discourse. Founded in 1980, Just Detention International is a health and human rights organization dedicated to ending sexual abuse in all forms of detention. JDI is the only organization in the United States—and globally—focused exclusively on addressing sexual abuse behind bars. Its work includes holding government officials accountable for prisoner rape, challenging the cultural and institutional conditions that allow sexual violence to persist, and ensuring that survivors have access to the support and resources they need. Please email us at info@thejudithcenter.org to schedule an in-person viewing of the exhibition.

On November 12, 2026, from 5-8 PM, The Judith Center will host the closing event for our exhibition From the Inside: Presented by Just Detention International. The evening will feature the panel discussion Reimagining Justice: Making Change from the Inside Out. Bringing together expertise in legal action, trauma-informed care, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy, this panel will dissect the various ways that Just Detention International’s programs facilitate the intervention and prevention of circumstances that perpetuate sexual abuse behind bars—sharing direct actions to promote support while in detention as well as decarceration. Moderated by Esther Lim, a member of Just Detention International’s Board of Directors and a criminal justice reform advocate, the panel participants will include: Vanessa Sapien, Just Detention International’s Mental Health Program Director; Dee Farmer, a member of Just Detention International’s Survivor Council and the Founder and Executive Director of Fight4Justice; and Christine Parker, Senior Staff Attorney in the Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Justice Project at ACLU, Southern California.