Prisoner Rape

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[quote name='Kilroy the Ninja' date='Feb 9 2006, 03:57 PM']As the sister of an incarcerated brother I hope and pray that my little brother is ok while in lock up.  He's been there since last summer.  Actually he's been moved about three times and now he's in a Federal Detention Center here in Houston.  On the plus side, it's a fairly new prison and it is strictly for inmates who are awaiting trial, are being transferred, or are "short-timers" - which is the group my baby brother falls into.  He's lucky in that the short-timers are the work cadre - basically they do the maintenance around the prison (kitchen, cleaning etc) which will afford him the priviledge of being able to have visitors anytime he is not working.  Hopefully they'll get his visitor list straightened out and I can go see him before he gets out in September.

I'm afraid to ask him directly about whether or not he's been violated.  When I've talked to him on the phone I simply ask if he's ok and how he's doing.  I don't imagine he'd tell me if he was.  And if he was, I pray I never find out who the perp was.  It's a sad, sad day when I know that my brother has got two things going for him that *might* reduce his risk of being attacked: Hep C and HIV positive.

As Catholics we should do more for prisoners.  I can't even send my brother a rosary - I'm not sure he's even allowed to have one.

I would like to know more about organizations that help protect prisoners basic human rights.  Not everyone in prison is a murderer or a rapist.  Some just do really stupid things.

Please pray for our nations prisoners and the prison system.
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I will pray for your brother, I hope he is doing ok That's said that this stuff happens

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='Feb 9 2006, 03:33 PM']I think society might view prison rape in the same context as smokers getting lung cancer.
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Pretty much.

It's interesting that most people treat the thought of homosexual encounters with horror and revulsion, yet typically are able to laugh about prison rape.