United States: Prisoners sexually assaulted while behind the bars

Recent studies suggest that over 150,000 men are raped each year in jails and prisons in the United States.

It is estimated that 20 percent of prisoners are sexually assaulted while behind the bars.

Once raped, victims are raped again an average nine times.

No Escape: Prison Rape (A Documentary)



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This is a short documentary I came across while researching a school project. It was made in 2001 and it tells the story of 17 year old Rodney Hullin, who committed suicide in a Texas prison after being physically and sexually assaulted several times. I hope it opens the eyes of many to the problems of abuse and violence in america's prisons today. It is not a very good quality video, but it will do.

I do not own this film. It was produced by Gabriel Films with funding from the Human Rights Watch. It has been shown to lobby efforts in preventing prison rape, as well as to train incoming police and prison officers.

Sex in Prison: Prisoner Rape is Not a Gay Issue



Manhood, masculinity and the psycho/sexual power dynamics in U.S. prisons. Author T.J. Parsell at The Center in NYC. Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison.