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"The Rape of American Prisoners"

Claiming that the rape of children is wrong is low-hanging fruit.  And yet children are being raped every day.  Not just by other prisoners, but by the prison guards: Adults who want to have sex with children sometimes look for jobs that will make it easy. They want authority over kids, but no very onerous supervision; they also want positions that will make them seem more trustworthy than their potential accusers. Such considerations have infamously led quite a few pedophiles to sully the priesthood over the years, but the priesthood isn't for everyone. For some people, moral authority comes less naturally than blunter, more violent kinds. Ray Brookins worked for the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), the state's juvenile detention agency. In October 2003, he was hired as head of security at the West Texas State School in Pyote...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).