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Sexual Assault in Men’s Prisons

Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
2 min readMay 16, 2024

Within the United States, there is an incredibly well-known scandal, and that is sexual assault or rape which takes place in men’s prisons.

This issue is mocked in American comedies and within the broader American culture.

It is often discussed and portrayed within the entertainment industry and the broader American culture.

That is, if a man goes to prison in the United States of America, he will be sexually assaulted in a male prison, or he will be engaging in gay sex.

In the current United States prison population, 21% of male prisoners are assaulted.

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Within the statistics, though, the data may not be entirely accurate due to the stigma concerning men who are victims of sexual assault.

Within the USA, 3% of the male population has been the victim of rape.

That number is one in every ten victims of rape are male one in 33 men have had an attempt of rape happen to them though this data will be much higher.

For women, out of six rapes that take place, five of those will never be reported, and in regards to the male population is likely not to be very accurate for them as well.

In regards to the official statistics, between 2% to 5% of the American prison population have been sexually assaulted.

This can range from penetrative sex or other forms of sexual activity without a man’s consent.

This issue, like all issues concerning the rape culture within the broader United States and men’s prisons, needs to be taken much more seriously within society, and men being raped should not be a cultural joke.

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Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley
Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

Written by Jonathan Stephen Harry Riley

I have been writing from 2014 to the present day; my writing is focused on history, politics, culture, geopolitics and other related topics.

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