Chloe Morris
Professor Reid
Gender 200
26 September 2016
Sexual Assault and Misconduct in Women’s Prisons Prisons are home to those who have been involved in any sort of illegal criminal activity and they are usually divided into men’s and women’s prisons or just wards. Women’s prisons house females of all different backgrounds and cultures and they have all experienced life differently. Having different backgrounds and cultures also include the reasons of why these women are in prison and that is their crime. Many women may feel much safer after they go to prison since they will be secured by security guards and the walls of the prison. But with the mixture of people who have committed many different criminal acts there is a high risk or …show more content…
Even though women only compose 7% of the prison inmates in the United States women are 46% of sexual assault or misconduct sufferers in American prisons (Jurist.org). This is a large issue in prisons but it is sadly not always avoidable in certain situations. Though we have not seen any inmate to inmate sexual assault in Orange is the New Black so far we have heard comments from characters talking about how if they want something from another inmate they will perform these acts which can be seen at sexual assault and extortion which we also see with the guards of the …show more content…
If a woman is raped by a man there is a risk that the inmate could become pregnant with a child thus creating some legal issues for all those involved. A big issue of if an inmate gets impregnated while in prison is that most prisons do not have great healthcare systems and the child could be harmed or not given proper care while in utero. Another issue that has no sex directly related are sexually transmitted diseases. There are many diseases and infection that can be passed through the inmates and staff and creating an unsafe living space for other inmates and affecting their health negatively. Another issue is that sometimes the sexual assault can become far too violent resulting in death and severe injury of inmates. Sexual assault and misconduct is a major issue is United States prisons, especially women’s prisons. There are many motives staff and fellow inmates have to sexually assault. For example, race, sexual orientation, social class, and gender identity. Assault by a staff member or an inmate create many issues for the victim and the prison. Situations that are not reported create an issue of power in most attackers, especially guards as seen in Orange is the New Black. The emotional and physical problems of sexual assault and misconduct make prison a scary place to
Professor Reid
Gender 200
26 September 2016
Sexual Assault and Misconduct in Women’s Prisons Prisons are home to those who have been involved in any sort of illegal criminal activity and they are usually divided into men’s and women’s prisons or just wards. Women’s prisons house females of all different backgrounds and cultures and they have all experienced life differently. Having different backgrounds and cultures also include the reasons of why these women are in prison and that is their crime. Many women may feel much safer after they go to prison since they will be secured by security guards and the walls of the prison. But with the mixture of people who have committed many different criminal acts there is a high risk or …show more content…
Even though women only compose 7% of the prison inmates in the United States women are 46% of sexual assault or misconduct sufferers in American prisons (Jurist.org). This is a large issue in prisons but it is sadly not always avoidable in certain situations. Though we have not seen any inmate to inmate sexual assault in Orange is the New Black so far we have heard comments from characters talking about how if they want something from another inmate they will perform these acts which can be seen at sexual assault and extortion which we also see with the guards of the …show more content…
If a woman is raped by a man there is a risk that the inmate could become pregnant with a child thus creating some legal issues for all those involved. A big issue of if an inmate gets impregnated while in prison is that most prisons do not have great healthcare systems and the child could be harmed or not given proper care while in utero. Another issue that has no sex directly related are sexually transmitted diseases. There are many diseases and infection that can be passed through the inmates and staff and creating an unsafe living space for other inmates and affecting their health negatively. Another issue is that sometimes the sexual assault can become far too violent resulting in death and severe injury of inmates. Sexual assault and misconduct is a major issue is United States prisons, especially women’s prisons. There are many motives staff and fellow inmates have to sexually assault. For example, race, sexual orientation, social class, and gender identity. Assault by a staff member or an inmate create many issues for the victim and the prison. Situations that are not reported create an issue of power in most attackers, especially guards as seen in Orange is the New Black. The emotional and physical problems of sexual assault and misconduct make prison a scary place to