Prison Rape

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This paper argues that, even though restitution and punishment is important, the more vital role of prisons lies in rehabilitation. Realistically, most prisoners will be eligible for parole. It is therefore in the general public's best interests to ensure that prisons serve as venues for rehabilitation by providing services like counseling and job skills training. This paper looks at one of the biggest obstacle to the goal of rehabilitation, violence in prisons, with focus on prison rape.

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"The problem of prison violence, however, goes beyond individual concerns. Prisons are places where inmates are constantly subjected to threats and the potential of violence -- sexual or otherwise. They are also subjected to a dehumanizing loneliness, one that keeps them isolated from forming connections with other inmates. At best, these factors preclude any training or rehabilitation from taking place. In the worst cases, however, many non-violent offenders quickly learn to adapt to the new rules. As a result, many prisoners develop violent tendencies of their own, tendencies which they maintain when they are released back into society."

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