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| Subject: The women raped by guards in US prisons Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:47 am | |
| Prison rape: Is the US doing enough to protect inmates?
New measures are being implemented in the US to tackle rape and sexual assault in prison. But in Alabama, one women's prison has gained a notorious reputation for being unsafe.
Tutwiler prison stands next to US Highway 231, in the town of Wetumpka. Behind the barbed wire is a series of stone-coloured single-storey buildings.
This is Alabama's maximum security facility for women - a place where stories of rape and sexual assault are legion.
On a Sunday morning, Robert Chancey joins a queue of relatives waiting to visit the inmates. He has come to see Monica Washington, his cousin. Toddling along beside Robert, is Monica's little girl - growing tall and strong while her mother serves 20 years for robbery.
More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20586070 |
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