<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <DIV>Kelley posted:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>Why, one might ask, do prison authorities turn a blind eye to this horrific<BR>>phenomenon?  While Human Rights Watch does not directly deal with this<BR>>issue, it appears that the authorities' lack of response is premeditated.<BR>>Rape is an effective, albeit ruthless, mechanism of inmate control.<BR>><BR>>By allowing rape to go on, the "correctional" authorities ensure that<BR>>prisoner violence is contained within the cells. Frustrated prisoners are<BR>>permitted to release aggression on condition that they direct it against<BR>>other inmates, not the authorities. That the victims, who comprise as much<BR>>as 20 percent of 2 million inmates held in U.S. prisons and jail, live in<BR>>perpetual fear is also conducive to control. Divide and conquer is the name<BR>>of the game; the fact that it amounts to horrendous violations of human<BR>>rights does not really interest the prison authorities.<BR></DIV> <DIV>Yep, could be.  Could also be the authorities simply don't care.  Could be a combo of both.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Todd</DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></html>