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I thought the Tories had stopped all men with penises and/or accused of sexual offences from being housed in women’s prisons. What happened to that?

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This makes me so angry. When are we going to take to the streets? When are we going to get out and march for our single sex rights. When are we going to make ourselves heard? When are we going to let the government and everyone know that enough is enough. There are still so many people who have no idea about any of this. We need to put aside our differences within the GC sector and demonstrate loudly

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this is a real problem here in new zealand too. men do not belong in women's prisons. ever.

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It’s appalling, wrong, but thankfully, largely an anomaly. But let’s not forget that men and boys get raped in men’s prisons with far greater frequency. As experiences go, one might even argue that anal rape of a heterosexual man is rather more grim. Sadly, we don’t have Julie in our corner. Or anyone really. It’s one of the least discussed scandals of statutory incarceration.

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