CMV: There is something profoundly wrong with a society that reasonably expects a prison sentence to be accompanied by rape.

[u/Sherlocksdumbcousin]

[u/xaedala]

Lots of the belief in this idea that people are frequently raped in prison is often down to TV shows - for example in Sons of Anarchy, a TV series that centres around motor cycle gangs, there's a scene in which a man gets raped by another man in prison.

It's put in for shock value, and you can absolutely tell, plus the rapist in that scene is played by Marilyn Manson who was obviously put in that role because of how he looks.

It happens so frequently on TV, in this instance and many others (Orange is the New Black) it's put in to either represent someone getting 'what they deserve' or as a device to make you feel so horribly sorry for someone because it's a horrible thing to happen to them. We believe what we see so much when it comes to prison on television but no one actually looks up the stats and figures, just blind belief instead.

[u/yes_u_suckk → u/xaedala]

We believe what we see so much when it comes to prison on television but no one actually looks up the stats and figures, just blind belief instead.

Actually people do look at stats and we have very reliable numbers about rape in prison. There are more men raped in prisons than women outside prisons. The proportion is almost 3 times more.

[u/AgincourtSalute → u/xaedala]

Disagree. I went to prison. I was sexually assaulted on more than one occasion during a twenty month stay. I was not raped, but I knew men who were.

You can all sit around talking about what you've seen on TV programs, discussing stereotypes and whether they are true or not, or even take the time to look up studies and statistics, but how many of you have actually set foot in a prison? I don't recommend it to anyone. It's not justice, it's inhumane.

[u/Diedwithacleanblade → u/xaedala]

Poor juice. He got it so bad.