The international human rights body Amnesty International has reported that female inmates in US jails are a regular target of sexual abuse by male officers. The report says that sexual abuse is rampant, particularly among the younger inmates or those who have been incarcerated for the first time.
The unreported fact says that male officers in US jails frequently demand sexual favours in lieu of basic facilities. If reported about their offence they are simply transferred to other wards. But the practice continues by other who takes over the charge. "Sexual abuse is virtually a fact of life for incarcerated women in the US," the report said.
The US-based, Human Rights Watch found that male jail employees have not only resorted to physical force, but have also used their authority to provide or deny goods and privileges to the female prisoners to compel them to have sex.
"Women are often afraid to report such incidences. The guards frequently threaten to take away visitation rights to keep them quiet," the Amnesty report said.
As per the statistics, more than 50% female prisoners in the US have experienced some form of sexual abuse. African-American women are eight times more vulnerable than white women.
According to an earlier CNN report, girls as young as 13 had been shackled for weeks at times in Mississippi. A Texas teen was allegedly offered birthday cake in exchange for sex.
This is the most startling and grueling facts of the most developed nation of the world. What would be the fate of the inmates in other countries can very well be imagined.
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