LevelStudent t1_jadj6xc wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Reply to comment by Rage_Like_Nic_Cage in Isla Bryson: Transgender rapist jailed for eight years by PEVEI

Almost all the unexpected pregnancies in women's prisons are from the guards.

Which I'd argue is more fucked up than a fellow inmate by far. At least if it's another inmate you can say it was consensual, but with a guard it would always be exploitation since they're captives and there is no power balance.

PEVEI OP t1_jadjm5m wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:43 PM

This isn't a workplace, assuming that inmates don't have power imbalances is crazy. The most basic imbalance is the ability of one to physically threaten the other, as individuals or groups. That's doubly true in a context where "snitching" on anything is often met with violence.

LevelStudent t1_jadjxvn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM

>assuming that inmates don't have power imbalances is crazy.

That's not what I said. I said you can say it was consensual. Meaning it's possible for it to be consensual with no significant power balance, where as with guards it always is an issue.