With very few to little resources and institutional protection, inmates may endure physical injuries, become pregnant, contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, and suffer severe psychological harm. The long-term emotional impact of sexual abuse in correctional institutions often includes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rape Trauma Syndrome, unresolved anger, drug addiction, other self-defeating behaviors, and the effects of long periods in isolation. At least 95% of inmates after being released from prison, they bring their medical and emotional issues back home with them while trying to adapt to a normal life. Just as in the community, rape in prisons is a means to achieve power and control of the inmate. Prison rape survivors
