In the film we saw that like in male prisons, females also form groups used for protection and support. While male prison groups may be more race and gang affiliated, in woman’s prisons it may be more of a support group with less racial importance. As seen in the film, Dory’s crew was a mixture of races who saw her as a positive family figure. Another example of a significant difference in the prisons systems is the concept of sexual culture. A comparison stated in the book mentions, “Unlike male prisons where sex is used as a tool of violence and intimidation, sex in female inmate subculture tends to be more or less consensual rather than coerced” (Hanser, pg281). People often joke around about male prison situations such as “dropping the soap”. This is referring to rape in male prisons, when a man drops the soap and bends over to pick it up. As you can imagine what happens, males tend to use sex in a violent way as opposed to females in prison. Men often joke and say they are too pretty to go to prison. “A punk is considered a woman in prison and is often forced to engage in sexual acts for the pleasure of one or more inmates” (Hanser, p.g
In the film we saw that like in male prisons, females also form groups used for protection and support. While male prison groups may be more race and gang affiliated, in woman’s prisons it may be more of a support group with less racial importance. As seen in the film, Dory’s crew was a mixture of races who saw her as a positive family figure. Another example of a significant difference in the prisons systems is the concept of sexual culture. A comparison stated in the book mentions, “Unlike male prisons where sex is used as a tool of violence and intimidation, sex in female inmate subculture tends to be more or less consensual rather than coerced” (Hanser, pg281). People often joke around about male prison situations such as “dropping the soap”. This is referring to rape in male prisons, when a man drops the soap and bends over to pick it up. As you can imagine what happens, males tend to use sex in a violent way as opposed to females in prison. Men often joke and say they are too pretty to go to prison. “A punk is considered a woman in prison and is often forced to engage in sexual acts for the pleasure of one or more inmates” (Hanser, p.g