Guard sex with male inmates

Prison sexuality or prison sex or penitentiary sex consists of sexual relationships between prisoners or between a prisoner and a prison employee or other persons to whom prisoners have access. Since prisons are usually separated by gender , most sexual activity is with a same-sex partner. Prison sexuality is an issue that has been commonly misunderstood and misrepresented due not only to the taboo nature of the subject, but also because of a lack of research. A study developed a taxonomy for different types of sexual behaviors in women's prison. They include suppression, in which an inmate chooses celibacy i.

What woke her in the predawn of Aug. Felita Dobbins, a prisoner at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, said she opened her eyes to find a guard, Selbourne Reid, stepping out of the pants of his crisp blue uniform. He demanded oral sex, she told prosecutors, and when he was sated, left her crying with a pillow over her head and with a warning that he had issued several times before: "You tell anybody, and you know what I'll do. Dobbins, 22, said she understood his meaning. She said that Mr. Reid, who later pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, had promised to kill members of her family, including her 2-year-old daughter, the other times he had forced her to have sex.

Last year, 15 women filed a lawsuit alleging systemic sexual harassment and assault by male prison officers at the Coleman Federal Correction Complex in Sumter County near Wildwood. The women's ages ranged from 30 to 56, and most were first offenders. The work camp where they were incarcerated is minimum security, though FCC Coleman itself is the largest prison in the federal system, housing 6, inmates, mostly men, in several compounds. It's a compellingly credible lawsuit because the female inmates, who had good reasons to fear reprisals, agreed to use their real names. And they also named the guards whom they say repeatedly abused and assaulted them.

Sex in prison: Experiences of former prisoners is the fifth and final briefing paper published by the Commission, which was established by the Howard League for Penal Reform and includes eminent academics, former prison governors and health experts. The Commission sought permission to interview current prisoners about their experiences of sex in prison, but this approach was blocked by the Ministry of Justice. However, Dr Alisa Stevens, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Southampton, was able to interview 26 former prisoners during the summer of — 24 men and two women. The former prisoners interviewed by Dr Stevens had been jailed for a wide range of offences.