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Rape in prison is an ugly reality that most people have learned to ignore or have grown to accept, but prisoner rape is an institutionalized form of cruelty that infringes upon basic human rights, contributes to the spread of disease, and perpetuates violence both inside and outside of prison walls. (from Stop Prisoner Rape)
Stephen Donaldson, former president of Stop Prisoner Rape, was the first victim of prison rape to speak out about the issue publicly. In 1973, Donaldson was arrested for participating in a peaceful Quaker protest against US bombings of Cambodia. He spent two days in jail during which he was brutally gang raped 60 times. After his release he underwent rectal surgery as a result of the violence of the attacks. Donaldson later discovered he had been infected with HIV during the prison rapes and eventually died from AIDS-related complications. READ MORE
