• OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml
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    15 days ago

    The idea of prison rape being in the low single digits is also being extraordinarily conservative when we consider how safe someone feels to answer honestly in that kind of poll, especially if they were to answer from prison on a life sentence.

    Good luck getting accurate answers in circumstances where revealing the conditions in which you exist might worsen or end your existence.

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      15 days ago

      That’s a reasonable argument. It’s so reasonable that several researchers have tried to come up with better estimates and failed. The highest I could find was that 20% lifetimes rate. If you can find better data please share it. I’d love to see it.