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Inmates may settle disputes and seek power by physically harming or threatening other inmates. [1] An environment where violence is already preexisting and widely prevalent is undoubtedly a considerable factor as to why prison violence occurs, but the physical design of the prison can also positively or negatively affect this issue.
Prisoners are sometimes intentionally housed with inmates known to have raped other prisoners, or protection from known rapists may be purposely withheld from the prisoners. These practices create a very high incidence of rape in US prisons, which was the topic of the 2001 report No Escape from Human Rights Watch. [2] [3]
The recidivism rates among prisoners is so high that it has been termed the "revolving door phenomenon." [9] Studies have found that among women released from prison in 1994 "58% were arrested" within three and a half years of release, and "39% were returned to prison". [9] A 2011 study by Pew Center of the States find similar recidivism rates ...
A fatal accident inquiry heard how both inmates were vulnerable while at the Polmont facility near Falkirk. ... and guidance on sharing information relating to young prisoners so prison officers ...
A 2017 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics noted that 54.3% of prisoners and 35% of jail inmates who had experienced serious psychological distress in the past 30 days have received mental health treatment since admission to the current facility, and 63% of prisoners and 44.5% of jail inmates with a history of a mental health problem ...
The FAI into Katie's death heard she was vulnerable and had a history of self-harming which Polmont prison staff were not aware of. It also heard she struggled in prison and was being taunted and ...
The inmate said other offenders who are seen as more vulnerable and those who have committed sex offenses are being targeted in particular. "Now, they don't have much, so now they're going to go ...
Prisoners thus become more vulnerable to HIV infections and other sexually transmitted infections because of the lack of space and resources available to them. [21] With a larger prison population to watch over, there is less supervision and protection offered to prisoners and many become subject to abuse, including prison rape. [20]