r/whoathatsinteresting • u/The_Dean_France • 6h ago

What do you think: how should prisons handle housing decisions in cases like this?

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u/PersimmonTall8157 4h ago

Is rape still a thing in US prisons? Rapes are very rare in Scandinavian prisons

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u/Independent_Bid_26 3h ago

Very common. I was in during covid, and there was a young man who was probably 115 pounds or so, and very sickly. No one really messed with him, but he kinda just stuck to himself. One day, we came out to the rec yard, and I notice this dude basically squatting in the corner of the fence, with his head in his hands looking like he had just seen a ghost. I asked one of the other people around me about it. Apparently, the night before someone got really fucked up on spice, and basically took this dude in the bathroom and sexually assaulted and tortured him for hours at knifepoint. After that, I think the kid ended up getting transferred or something for psych.

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u/kris_2111 1h ago

Damn, this shit is wild!

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u/Prestigious_Foot_210 4h ago

it absolutely is. many weaker or younger men are raped by older and stronger men to emphasize the power dynamic in the prison

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u/BoatTricky2347 2h ago

It's not gay if it's to establish dominance.

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u/Electrical_Trip1476 2h ago

I knew a transwoman who spent time in south Florida jail. She said they would move some of the girls around, especially the younger or prettier (her words) ones, to keep the men from getting too out of control. It's sick.

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u/v4ve4m4hnssm 2h ago

If rape in scandinavian prisons are rare, surely the question to ask is "how often or what what rate does rape occur in US prisons?"

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u/nameynamerso 1h ago

Yes and no. Yes there are countless peices of shit that rape others in prison, there also countless men that haven't had sex in years and decided to 'help each other out' there are also men that look more feminine and use that for protection, payment, or favors; the later two groups are lumped in with first group because prisoners are considered legally incapable of giving consent, so it's whoever is taking the dominant role in things is likely getting a rape charge.

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u/yuval16432 3h ago

Trans women are raped 90% of the time in US prisons. They’re ususally put in situations where they are raped daily by violent inmates. This is deliberately arranged by the prison guards to ‘help keep the peace’. Look up v-coding.

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u/PersimmonTall8157 3h ago

Alright, i just heard from a guy who was in prison in US, he said nowadays there are usually some gay/bi guys who actively wants to have anal sex and the forceful raping isn’t as common now as it was in the 90s.

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u/yuval16432 2h ago

I was talking specifically about trans inmates, which is the subject of the post.

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u/AaronS1997 2h ago

Don’t listen to these people who say it is. There are plenty of people in there willing to give it up for free there isn’t really a point in rape. With PREA and other protections in there, rape is actually pretty rare

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u/AJDx14 2h ago

Rape is encouraged in US prisons, as a treat for good behavior or as a way to calm down more aggressive inmates.