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Old 03-21-2008, 05:11 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
I personally have never been to jail, but Ive known a few people who have, plus my sister is a prison warden (at Highpoint, a men's prison) - so Im not totally ignorant: and I've never heard of anyone getting raped in jail.

Im sure it happens, but I think it is a bit of a myth that it is so widespread. My uncle spent a lot of time inside, and he said nothing like that ever happened to him.
This is true in the US as well as England. It's mostly a myth to scare people (plus it makes for entertaining TV and movies.)
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