Attempt suicide or engage in self-harm — suicidal ideation, cutting, and other self-harming activities are common among many sexual trauma survivors. Try to get attention staff’s Possible Signs of Staff-on-Inmate Abuse Slide 6 The inmate being abused may: Review this slide Show visible injuries as participants Change routine, mood or appearance are reporting Possess contraband many times when back on the Red — inmates have cell phones, cigarettes, or drugs, a Flags Group staff member has smuggled the contraband into Activity for signs the facility. JDI has heard countless stories of that an inmate staff members bribing inmates for sexual favors may be being with contraband items. abused by a staff Request to be separated from a staff member member. Be in of Highlight any prohibited areas/“out bounds” Avoid or spend extra time with staff warning signs Act out against staff that participants Have special knowledge about staff if an may have — inmate knows the staff nickname, missed. member’s their middle name, or name, a possible pet’s it’s sign there is some kind of boundary-crossing or sexual abuse occurring. Show fear or anxiety around certain staff Request protective custody Attempt suicide or engage in self-harm Develop STIs or become pregnant. Possible Signs of an Inmate Abuser Slide 7 An inmate perpetrator may: Review this slide Stalk or groom another inmate common as participants — it’s for inmate perpetrators to stalk or groom the are reporting most vulnerable inmates coming into jails. back on the Red is the process by which a Flags Group “Grooming” perpetrator draws a victim into an abusive Activity for signs sexual relationship. that an inmate is Give extra attention to a more vulnerable inmate sexually abusing Engage in voyeuristic or exhibitionist behavior another inmate. — this may be an inmate who openly masturbates Highlight any in front of staff members or other inmates or a warning signs type of perpetrator who that participants “peeping Tom” constantly crosses boundaries with other may have inmates. missed. Have a history of violence or sex crimes this — could be sexual violence, intimate partner violence, or stalking.
Attempt suicide or engage in self-harm — suicidal ideation, cutting, and other self-harming activities are common among many sexual trauma survivors. Try to get staff’s attention Possible Signs of Staff-on-Inmate Abuse The inmate being abused may: Show visible injuries Change routine, mood or appearance Possess contraband — many times when inmates have cell phones, cigarettes, or drugs, a staff member has smuggled the contraband into the facility. JDI has heard countless stories of staff members bribing inmates for sexual favors with contraband items. Request to be separated from a staff member Be in prohibited areas/“out of bounds” Avoid or spend extra time with staff Act out against staff Have special knowledge about staff — if an inmate knows the staff member’s nickname, their middle name, or pet’s name, it’s a possible sign there is some kind of boundary-crossing or sexual abuse occurring. Show fear or anxiety around certain staff Request protective custody Attempt suicide or engage in self-harm Develop STIs or become pregnant. Slide 6 Review this slide as participants are reporting back on the Red Flags Group Activity for signs that an inmate may be being abused by a staff member. Highlight any warning signs that participants may have missed. Possible Signs of an Inmate Abuser An inmate perpetrator may: Stalk or groom another inmate — it’s common for inmate perpetrators to stalk or groom the most vulnerable inmates coming into jails. “Grooming” is the process by which a perpetrator draws a victim into an abusive sexual relationship. Give extra attention to a more vulnerable inmate Engage in voyeuristic or exhibitionist behavior — this may be an inmate who openly masturbates in front of staff members or other inmates or a “peeping Tom” type of perpetrator who constantly crosses boundaries with other inmates. Have a history of violence or sex crimes — this could be sexual violence, intimate partner violence, or stalking. Slide 7 Review this slide as participants are reporting back on the Red Flags Group Activity for signs that an inmate is sexually abusing another inmate. Highlight any warning signs that participants may have missed.
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