Silja J.A. Talvi

Silja J.A. Talvi is a veteran investigative journalist who has received 18 regional and national awards for excellence in journalism and editorials. Her work has appeared in over 80 publications in the U.S. and Europe, as well as numerous book anthologies. Talvi has written two books including, “Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System.”

Articles by Silja J.A. Talvi

Women Report ‘Rampant’ Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison Where Ghislaine Maxwell Is Held

Issues of mismanagement and sexual misconduct have put federal women’s prisons in the spotlight. But one scandal-plagued facility—FCI Tallahassee—has escaped serious scrutiny, even as an Appeal investigation reveals an ongoing history of sexual violence, retaliation, and other constitutional abuses that have left prisoners living in fear.

Silja J.A. Talvi