{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-introduce-sexual-abuse-services-detention-act", "Miller, Colleagues Introduce Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act", "2024-09-27", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Hank Johnson (D-GA) in introducing the Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act of 2024 (SASIDA). This legislation would authorize grants to expand emotional support services for sexual abuse survivors in prisons, jails, and detention facilities.\n\n\u201cThere are no words to describe the horrors of sexual abuse. It is imperative for survivors, regardless of their situation, to have the resources they need to feel supported. The Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act provides funding for emotional support services for sexual abuse survivors in detention facilities, provides training for employees of correctional services to help them provide better emotional support services for incarcerated survivors, and creates a national resource center to give guidance and training within penitentiaries to those seeking help. This bipartisan bill will expand the support facilities within the prison and jail systems to those who need it most,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\u201cAll survivors of sexual abuse deserve support services that are within reach\u2014especially incarcerated individuals, who are more at risk for experiencing abuse and dealing with the aftermath alone. As we take steps to protect those in prisons and jails from sexual abuse, this legislation will ensure that incarcerated individuals have access to life-saving services like telephone hotlines and crisis intervention. Protecting survivors of abuse is a bipartisan issue, and I will continue working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to ensure every individual has the resources and support they need to heal,\u201d said Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove.\n\n\u201cThe uptick in sexual abuse allegations in federal prisons is appalling. Our legislation aims to increase safety measures in prisons, protect incarcerated individuals from sexual abuse, and ensure that resources needed to report sexual abuse are accessible,\" said Congressman Armstrong.\n\n\u201cThere is a human rights crisis happening in our prisons, and it\u2019s up to us to put a stop to it. The Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act is a crucial first step towards a more just and safe existence for those incarcerated in our nation\u2019s federal prisons,\" said Congressman Johnson.\n\nSASIDA has been has been endorsed by 33 organizations supporting victims of sexual abuse, and their letter of support can be found here.\n\nClick here for bill text.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-introduce-sexual-abuse-services-detention-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7162070833146572, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}