YOUR BROTHER, MY WIFE: Sex and gender behind bars

Authors

  • Sasha Gear Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
  • Kindiza Ngubeni Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2003/i4a1066

Keywords:

prison, sex, gender, violence, sexual violence, South Africa

Abstract

Many of us know that sex, sexual violence and varying levels of sexual coercion occur in our prisons. But the subject of sex in prison remains an uncomfortable one. While recent media reports and revelations on prison corruption have played a role in bringing it more into the public arena, generally not much is understood about the dynamics of sex in men’s prisons. This article provides some insight into the relationships of power and vulnerability that underpin much of the sex that is taking place in this context.

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Published

2006-03-08

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Research articles