In the United States prison rape is considered to be as “an accepted fact of prison life” (Dumond, 2003). The first national study on prisoner sexual assault in male correctional institutions was published in 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Dumond, 2003). The problem then attracted attention of national media summoned to stop punishment of prison rape (Dumond, 2003). Also the problem of prison r... read more
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