1. Sexual Assault and Prison Rape
... HRT (Human Rights Watch) researchers found that prisoners "that fit any part of the following description" are more than likely to become victims of rape: physically weak, young, small in size, first offender, gay, white, being unassertive, intellectual, shy, unaggressive, not street-smart, possessing 'feminine' characteristics such as long hair or a high pitch voice, or 'passive'; or ... had also found that prisoners with several overlapping characteristics are highly likely more than other prisoners to be targeted for abuse. The report concluded that in order to reduce pris...
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