Will I Be Raped In Prison?

Fear of rape is the first thing most guys worry about when they find out that they're going to be incarcerated. There are over 13,000,000 million people jailed in the United States every year, with 2,500,000 sent to prison. With 5% of the world's population, America has 23% of the world's prison population.

BUTT BANDIT: Prison nomenclature for a sexual predator.

BUSTING CHEEKS: Prison nomenclature for forced intercourse

What are some of the risk factors?
1) The type of prison. Lower level facilities, such as camps, or lows have much lower recorded incidents of sexual predation.
2) Gay men have a higher likelihood of being violated.
3) Younger inmates are more likely to be sexually assaulted.

What are the numbers?
Prison rape is likely under-reported, however, the Bureau of Justice Statistics stated that there were 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and correctional facilities in 2011. To read the full report, click here.

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