In And Out Groups

Hell Behind Bars

Firstly the problem must be explained as to why the incidents are occurring. In many prisons there are gangs, every gang has its own rules, for example; in the past there were two main gangs, the skin heads and the niggers, each gang had their own rules, own clothes, and their own style, many times this caused them to fight when they would come together. In the past the rules in prison where not like today unfortunately the prisons would experience murders, fighting and rape which has became known as the silence crime. Rape within prison was popular as many of the inmates suffered from psychological problems and found it easy to abuse other inmates.

The effects of rape caused physical and psychological problems to the victims. The physical impact of the rape was painful but not as permanent and shameful as the psychological effects.

The physical effects of sexual assault obviously vary according to how violent the attack was, for example if the innocent involved anal penetration and whether or not a lubricannot

was used. A forcible rape occurs as part of a larger physical assault and in most cases is extremely violent. Human Rights have meet prisoners who have suffered from a violent rape and they have suffered from broken bones, loss of teeth, concussions and bloody gashes requiring dozens of stitches. In the worst of cases death has occurred. An example has been taken to show the extreme case in which a victim may occur:

'' to give you an idea what I mean... I now have scar's where I've been gutted, under the right side of my chest below my heart, where my neck was cut open and under my left arm. That's not the many minors cuts and wound's I cannot

include in this letter because of lack of time and space.'' (302) Medical records of several other prisoners with whom Human Rights Watch has been in contact portray a similar picture of physical savagery. Forced anal penetration may cause transmission of the HIV the virus