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Sexual Coercion Rates in Seven Midwestern Prison Facilities for Men

University of South Dakota at Vermillion

DAVID STRUCKMAN-JOHNSON

University of South Dakota at Vermillion

Sexual coercion rates in seven prison facilities for men in midwestern states were assessed. Anonymous written surveys were distributed to the total population of 7,032 inmates and 1,936 security staff in the facilities. Usable surveys were returned by 1,788 inmates (25%) and 475 staff (25%). Results showed that 21% of the inmates had experienced at least one episode of pressured or forced sexual contact since incarcerated in their state, and 16% reported that an incident had occurred in their current facility. At least 7% of the sample had been raped in their current facility. Seven percent of the sample had experienced sexual coercion, and at least 4% had been raped during the most recent 26 to 30 months. Factors that appeared to increase sexual coercion rates were large population size, racial conflict, barracks housing, inadequate security, and having a high percentage of inmates incarcerated for a crime against persons.

The Prison Journal, Vol. 80, No. 4, 379-390 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885500080004004


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